Ferrona, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Ferrona was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 500. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.483°N, 62.677°W.
Population
In 1911, Ferrona had a population of 500: 246 male and 254 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 580 |
| 1911 | 500 |
| 1921 | 496 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Ferrona shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 500 total population, 254 females in the population, 246 males in the population, 152 single (never-married) males, 145 single (never-married) females, 104 families, 95 married females, 91 married males, 14 widowed females, 3 widowed males. 580 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 360 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 77 persons of British origin (English), 38 persons of British origin (Irish), 8 persons of French origin, 7 persons of Polish origin, 5 persons of German origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 366 Presbyterians, 72 Methodists, 31 Roman Catholics, 24 Anglicans (Church of England), 7 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 104 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Maclean Sinclair | 1840–1924 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS050012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016012_1911— 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 1911 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). "Ferrona, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/ferrona-ns050012-1911/.