Linwood, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Linwood was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 781. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6555141. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.638°N, 61.583°W.
Population
In 1901, Linwood had a population of 781: 421 male and 360 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,094 |
| 1901 | 781 |
| 1911 | 741 |
| 1921 | 747 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Linwood shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 781 total population, 421 males, 360 females, 279 single males, 201 single females, 145 families, 128 married males, 127 married females, 32 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 142 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS027007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6555141
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linwood,_Nova_Scotia
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Linwood, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/linwood-ns027007-1901/.