Five Islands, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Five Islands was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 762. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1421569. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.470°N, 64.034°W.
Population
In 1901, Five Islands had a population of 762: 412 male and 350 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 769 |
| 1891 | 763 |
| 1901 | 762 |
| 1911 | 615 |
| 1921 | 524 |
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, Five Islands shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 762 total population, 412 males, 350 females, 261 single males, 186 single females, 148 families, 139 married males, 136 married females, 27 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 1 divorced females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 148 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1421569
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Islands,_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). "Five Islands, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/five-islands-ns029006-1901/.