Burlington, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Burlington was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 546. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4999189. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.101°N, 64.055°W.
Population
In 1911, Burlington had a population of 546: 300 male and 246 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 661 |
| 1901 | 570 |
| 1911 | 546 |
| 1921 | 506 |
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, Burlington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 546 total population, 300 males in the population, 246 females in the population, 180 single (never-married) males, 156 families, 119 single (never-married) females, 104 married males, 102 married females, 25 widowed females, 16 widowed males. 570 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 484 persons of British origin (English), 42 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 12 persons of British origin (Irish), 4 persons of German origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 366 Methodists, 133 Baptists, 25 Presbyterians, 21 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 156 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS046002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012002_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4999189
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlington,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Burlington, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/burlington-ns046002-1911/.