Bridgetown, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Bridgetown was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 858. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q913891. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.849°N, 65.283°W.
Population
In 1901, Bridgetown had a population of 858: 408 male and 450 female residents. Population density was 855.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,334 |
| 1881 | 1,448 |
| 1891 | 1,117 |
| 1901 | 858 |
| 1911 | 996 |
| 1921 | 1,086 |
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, Bridgetown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 204 |
| Number of females | 450 |
| Number of males | 408 |
| Number of married females | 160 |
| Number of married males | 155 |
| Number of single females | 246 |
| Number of single males | 244 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| POP F | 450 |
| POP M | 408 |
| POP TOT | 858 |
| Total population | 858 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 195 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 204 |
| HOUSES | 195 |
| MARRIED F | 160 |
| MARRIED M | 155 |
| SINGLE F | 246 |
| SINGLE M | 244 |
| WIDOWED F | 44 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004030— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q913891
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgetown,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgetown_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Bridgetown, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/bridgetown-ns026004-1901/.