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 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 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 858 total population, 450 females, 408 males, 246 single females, 244 single males, 204 families, 160 married females, 155 married males, 44 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 195 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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/.