Caledonia, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Caledonia was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 268. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5019365. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.293°N, 62.321°W.
Population
In 1901, Caledonia had a population of 268: 137 male and 131 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 237 |
| 1881 | 376 |
| 1891 | 214 |
| 1901 | 268 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 187 |
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, Caledonia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 268 total population, 137 males, 131 females, 86 single males, 71 single females, 60 families, 46 married males, 45 married females, 15 widowed females, 4 widowed males, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 60 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS032001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010002_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5019365
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledonia,_Guysborough_County,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Caledonia, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/caledonia-ns032001-1901/.