East Dover, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
East Dover was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 473. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5328245. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.556°N, 63.872°W.
Population
In 1901, East Dover had a population of 473: 269 male and 204 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 473 |
| 1911 | 553 |
| 1921 | 545 |
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, East Dover shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 473 total population, 269 males, 204 females, 174 single males, 110 single females, 90 married females, 88 married males, 82 families, 7 widowed males, 4 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 78 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS033013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5328245
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Dover,_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). "East Dover, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/east-dover-ns033013-1901/.