Kingston, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Kingston was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 595. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.961°N, 64.886°W.
Population
In 1911, Kingston had a population of 595: 310 male and 285 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 654 |
| 1911 | 595 |
| 1921 | 607 |
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, Kingston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 595 total population, 310 males in the population, 285 females in the population, 159 single (never-married) males, 145 families, 133 married males, 131 married females, 120 single (never-married) females, 28 widowed females, 10 males with marital status not given, 8 widowed males, 6 females with marital status not given. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 356 persons of British origin (English), 81 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 79 persons of German origin, 61 persons of British origin (Irish), 13 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 3 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 469 Baptists, 59 Methodists, 43 Anglicans (Church of England), 9 Presbyterians, 6 Roman Catholics, 4 Disciples of Christ, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 144 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| James William Armstrong | 1860–1928 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS048009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014009_1911— 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). "Kingston, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/kingston-ns048009-1911/.