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 992.9 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 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 858 |
| POP F | 544 |
| POP M | 452 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,276.92 |
| POP TOT | 996 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 236 |
| AREA ACRES | 500 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.78 |
| BAPTISTS | 433 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 531 |
| BRIT IRISH | 97 |
| BRIT OTHER | 15 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 149 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DUTCH | 28 |
| DWELLINGS | 218 |
| F MARRIED | 183 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 309 |
| F WIDOWED | 50 |
| FAMILIES | 231 |
| FRENCH | 42 |
| GERMAN | 62 |
| ITALIAN | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 184 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 261 |
| M WIDOWED | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 206 |
| NEGRO | 16 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 53 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 37 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 25 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 52 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
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/.