Avonport, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Avonport was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 507. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4829355. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.114°N, 64.278°W.
Population
In 1901, Avonport had a population of 507: 246 male and 261 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Lower Horton, 1891 (29.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Horton, 1911 (7.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Avonport shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 507 total population, 261 females, 246 males, 167 single females, 163 single males, 102 families, 72 married females, 72 married males, 22 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 101 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Hall | 1829–1904 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS036001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4829355
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Avonport, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/avonport-ns036001-1901/.