Canaan, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Canaan was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,119. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.957°N, 64.515°W.
Population
In 1901, Canaan had a population of 1,119: 573 male and 546 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 was contained in Kentville & Canaan, 1891 (94.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Medford, 1911 (81.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Canaan shared boundaries with:
- Brooklyn Street
- Cambridge
- Dalhousie
- Falmouth Forks
- Grand Pré
- Kentville, T-V
- New Ross
- Upper Dyke, Village
- Ward—Quartier No. 7
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,119 total population, 573 males, 546 females, 361 single males, 324 single females, 226 families, 192 married males, 188 married females, 32 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 2 divorced females, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 225 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS036005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Canaan, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/canaan-ns036005-1901/.