Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Lawrencetown was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 328. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6504811. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.681°N, 63.375°W.
Population
In 1911, Lawrencetown had a population of 328: 168 male and 160 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 359 |
| 1911 | 328 |
| 1921 | 283 |
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, Lawrencetown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 328 total population, 168 males in the population, 160 females in the population, 100 single (never-married) males, 93 single (never-married) females, 67 families, 59 married males, 56 married females, 11 widowed females, 9 widowed males. 359 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 157 persons of German origin, 77 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 70 persons of British origin (English), 13 persons of French origin, 11 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 196 Presbyterians, 68 Anglicans (Church of England), 48 Methodists, 11 Roman Catholics, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 63 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6504811
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrencetown,_Halifax_County,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lawrencetown-ns045017-1911/.