Englishtown, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Englishtown was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 359. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.295°N, 60.502°W.
Population
In 1901, Englishtown had a population of 359: 175 male and 184 female residents. Population density was 29.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 524 |
| 1881 | 585 |
| 1891 | 515 |
| 1901 | 359 |
| 1911 | 372 |
| 1921 | 278 |
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, Englishtown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 71 |
| Number of females | 184 |
| Number of males | 175 |
| Number of married females | 57 |
| Number of married males | 56 |
| Number of single females | 115 |
| Number of single males | 115 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| POP F | 184 |
| POP M | 175 |
| POP TOT | 359 |
| Total population | 359 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 65 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 71 |
| HOUSES | 65 |
| MARRIED F | 57 |
| MARRIED M | 56 |
| SINGLE F | 115 |
| SINGLE M | 115 |
| WIDOWED F | 12 |
| WIDOWED M | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020008_1871— 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). "Englishtown, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/englishtown-ns041007-1901/.