Iona (Jamesville), Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Iona (Jamesville) was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 760. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.965°N, 60.866°W.
Population
In 1911, Iona (Jamesville) had a population of 760: 373 male and 387 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 794 |
| 1911 | 760 |
| 1921 | 786 |
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, Iona (Jamesville) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 760 total population, 387 females in the population, 373 males in the population, 266 single (never-married) males, 253 single (never-married) females, 140 families, 92 married females, 92 married males, 42 widowed females, 15 widowed males. 794 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 746 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 510 persons of French origin, 13 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 10 persons of German origin, 9 persons of British origin (Irish), 4 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 759 Roman Catholics, 1 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 140 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020010_1901— 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). "Iona (Jamesville), Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/iona-jamesville-ns039015-1911/.