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 density was 31.3 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 794 |
| POP F | 387 |
| POP M | 373 |
| POP TOT | 760 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 13 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 4 |
| BRIT IRISH | 9 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 746 |
| DWELLINGS | 140 |
| F MARRIED | 92 |
| F SINGLE | 253 |
| F WIDOWED | 42 |
| FAMILIES | 140 |
| FRENCH | 510 |
| GERMAN | 10 |
| M MARRIED | 92 |
| M SINGLE | 266 |
| M WIDOWED | 15 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 759 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020010— 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/.