Italy Cross, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Italy Cross was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 680. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.504°N, 64.729°W.
Population
In 1911, Italy Cross had a population of 680: 348 male and 332 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 495 |
| 1911 | 680 |
| 1921 | 763 |
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, Italy Cross 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 680 total population, 348 males in the population, 332 females in the population, 213 single (never-married) males, 186 single (never-married) females, 139 families, 128 married females, 125 married males, 18 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 577 persons of German origin, 45 persons of British origin (English), 41 persons of British origin (Irish), 15 persons of French origin, 2 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 320 Lutherans, 200 Methodists, 120 Anglicans (Church of England), 34 Presbyterians, 6 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 121 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS049018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015019— 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). "Italy Cross, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/italy-cross-ns049018-1911/.