Pomquet, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Pomquet was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 854. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3396115. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.632°N, 61.858°W.
Population
In 1911, Pomquet had a population of 854: 447 male and 407 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 910 |
| 1911 | 854 |
| 1921 | 829 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Pomquet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 854 total population, 447 males in the population, 407 females in the population, 298 single (never-married) males, 232 single (never-married) females, 142 families, 141 married females, 131 married males, 34 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 2 males with marital status not given. 910 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 644 persons of French origin, 189 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 19 persons of British origin (Irish), 2 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 850 Roman Catholics, 3 Presbyterians, 1 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 142 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3396115
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomquet
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomquet
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Pomquet, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pomquet-ns038012-1911/.