Freeport, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Freeport was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 806. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5501101. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.277°N, 66.316°W.
Population
In 1911, Freeport had a population of 806: 400 male and 406 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Freeport shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 806 total population, 406 females in the population, 400 males in the population, 228 single (never-married) males, 226 single (never-married) females, 186 families, 161 married males, 160 married females, 20 widowed females, 11 widowed males. 830 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 789 persons of British origin (English), 16 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 755 Baptists, 20 Salvation Army adherents, 17 Roman Catholics, 10 Methodists, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 180 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043006— 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 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). "Freeport, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/freeport-ns043006-1911/.