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 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 density was 9.2 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 359 |
| POP F | 160 |
| POP M | 168 |
| POP TOT | 328 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 68 |
| BAPTISTS | 2 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 70 |
| BRIT IRISH | 11 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 77 |
| DWELLINGS | 63 |
| F MARRIED | 56 |
| F SINGLE | 93 |
| F WIDOWED | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 67 |
| FRENCH | 13 |
| GERMAN | 157 |
| M MARRIED | 59 |
| M SINGLE | 100 |
| M WIDOWED | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 48 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 196 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 11 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 3 |
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: 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). "Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lawrencetown-ns045017-1911/.