Abercrombie, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Abercrombie was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 511. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.607°N, 62.705°W.
Population
In 1911, Abercrombie had a population of 511: 260 male and 251 female residents. Population density was 26.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 429 |
| 1901 | 435 |
| 1911 | 511 |
| 1921 | 471 |
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, Abercrombie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 435 |
| POP F | 251 |
| POP M | 260 |
| POP TOT | 511 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 8 |
| BAPTISTS | 30 |
| BELGIAN | 4 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 263 |
| BRIT IRISH | 31 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 193 |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 96 |
| F MARRIED | 79 |
| F SINGLE | 156 |
| F WIDOWED | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 96 |
| FRENCH | 5 |
| GERMAN | 4 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 80 |
| M SINGLE | 175 |
| M WIDOWED | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 32 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 369 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 54 |
| RUSSIAN | 5 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS050001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016001_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Abercrombie, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/abercrombie-ns050001-1911/.