Big Pond, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Big Pond was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 419. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4906139. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.860°N, 60.573°W.
Population
In 1901, Big Pond had a population of 419: 207 male and 212 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 743 |
| 1881 | 702 |
| 1891 | 476 |
| 1901 | 419 |
| 1911 | 371 |
| 1921 | 238 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Big Pond 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 419 total population, 212 females, 207 males, 143 single females, 141 single males, 74 families, 54 married females, 54 married males, 15 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 74 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4906139
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Pond,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Big Pond, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/big-pond-ns028003-1901/.