Bridgetown, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Bridgetown was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 996. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q913891. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.849°N, 65.283°W.
Population
In 1911, Bridgetown had a population of 996: 452 male and 544 female residents. Population density was 1276.9 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Bridgetown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,276.92 population per square mile, 996 total population, 544 females in the population, 500 area in acres, 452 males in the population, 309 single (never-married) females, 261 single (never-married) males, 231 families, 184 married males, 183 married females, 50 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given, 0.78 area in square miles. 858 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 531 persons of British origin (English), 149 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 97 persons of British origin (Irish), 62 persons of German origin, 42 persons of French origin, 28 persons of Dutch origin, 15 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin. 16 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 433 Baptists, 236 Anglicans (Church of England), 206 Methodists, 53 Presbyterians, 52 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 37 Roman Catholics, 25 Salvation Army adherents, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 218 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037028— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/bridgetown-ns037028-1911/.