Ball Creek, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Ball Creek was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 892. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4851932. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.117°N, 60.291°W.
Population
In 1901, Ball Creek had a population of 892: 441 male and 451 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 892 |
| 1911 | 1,022 |
| 1921 | 1,469 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Ball’s Creek, 1891 (57.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Ball Creek 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 892 total population, 451 females, 441 males, 311 single males, 287 single females, 168 families, 120 married females, 118 married males, 44 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 168 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4851932
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balls_Creek
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). "Ball Creek, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/ball-creek-ns028002-1901/.