Freeport, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Freeport was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 830. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5501101. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.277°N, 66.316°W.
Population
In 1901, Freeport had a population of 830: 427 male and 403 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 811 |
| 1891 | 751 |
| 1901 | 830 |
| 1911 | 806 |
| 1921 | 708 |
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, Freeport 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 830 total population, 427 males, 403 females, 268 single males, 228 single females, 171 families, 144 married females, 144 married males, 31 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 171 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009007_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5501101
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeport,_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). "Freeport, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/freeport-ns031007-1901/.