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. Population density was 10.3 people per square mile.
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, 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 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 2 |
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 226 |
| Number of females | 546 |
| Number of males | 573 |
| Number of married females | 188 |
| Number of married males | 192 |
| Number of single females | 324 |
| Number of single males | 361 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| POP F | 546 |
| POP M | 573 |
| POP TOT | 1,119 |
| Total population | 1,119 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 225 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| DIVORCED F | 2 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 226 |
| HOUSES | 225 |
| MARRIED F | 188 |
| MARRIED M | 192 |
| SINGLE F | 324 |
| SINGLE M | 361 |
| WIDOWED F | 32 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
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/.