Maitland, Nova Scotia (1871–1921)

Maitland was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in 6 censuses between 1871 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q6737132, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population declined across the period (from 2,463 in 1871 to 1,326 in 1921).

Historical lineage

Ancestor places

• split off from NO DATA in 1871
• incorporates territory from Five Mile River in 1901
• incorporates territory from South Maitland in 1901
• incorporates territory from Selmah in 1901

Descendant places

• later split into Selmah in 1891
• later split into South Maitland in 1891
• later split into Five Mile River in 1891

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.

Identifiers

• Persistent place ID: PLACE_NS012006 — assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap
• Wikidata: Q6737132
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitland,_Nova_Scotia
• Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitland_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)

Sources

Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.