Bridgewater t-v, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Bridgewater t-v was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,775. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q474178. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.338°N, 64.391°W.
Population
In 1911, Bridgewater t-v had a population of 2,775: 1,346 male and 1,429 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Bridgewater, North—Nord, 1901 (22.8% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Bridgewater, East—Est, 1901 (77.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bridgewater, T-V, 1921 (22.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dayspring, 1921 (77.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Bridgewater t-v shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,775 total population, 1,429 females in the population, 1,346 males in the population, 821 single (never-married) females, 791 single (never-married) males, 570 families, 516 married males, 512 married females, 95 widowed females, 37 widowed males, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 females with marital status not given. 774 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 1,325 persons of German origin, 938 persons of British origin (English), 220 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 129 persons of British origin (Irish), 127 persons of French origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. 20 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 1 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 683 Baptists, 648 Anglicans (Church of England), 621 Lutherans, 412 Presbyterians, 303 Methodists, 78 Roman Catholics, 20 Jews, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Congregationalists, 2 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 562 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS049039— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS049039— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q474178
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgewater,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgewater_(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). "Bridgewater t-v, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/bridgewater-t-v-ns049039-1911/.