Horton, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Horton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,166. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.038°N, 64.358°W.
Population
In 1911, Horton had a population of 4,166: 2,208 male and 1,958 female residents. Population density was 31.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 4,166 |
| 1921 | 4,263 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Wolfville, T-V, 1901 (2.0% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Lockhartville, 1901 (17.0% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Avonport, 1901 (7.1% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Ward—Quartier No. 7, 1901 (51.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Horton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,958 |
| POP M | 2,208 |
| POP TOT | 4,166 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 516 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 2,456 |
| BELGIAN | 8 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 3,317 |
| BRIT IRISH | 235 |
| BRIT OTHER | 34 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 318 |
| CHRISTIANS | 15 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 7 |
| DISCIPLES | 17 |
| DUTCH | 5 |
| DWELLINGS | 839 |
| F MARRIED | 722 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 1,098 |
| F WIDOWED | 137 |
| FAMILIES | 846 |
| FRENCH | 13 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 147 |
| INDIAN | 52 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 719 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 8 |
| M SINGLE | 1,400 |
| M WIDOWED | 80 |
| METHODISTS | 682 |
| MORMONS | 10 |
| NEGRO | 22 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 183 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 148 |
| RUSSIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 13 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS048008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014008— 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). "Horton, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/horton-ns048008-1911/.