Maitland, Nova Scotia (1901–1921)
Maitland was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in 3 censuses between 1901 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q6737132, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- incorporates territory from Five Mile River in 1901
- incorporates territory from South Maitland in 1901
- incorporates territory from Selmah in 1901
- incorporates territory from Maitland in 1901
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,763 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | — | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 1,326 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Dawson Lawrence | 1817–1886 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012006_1901— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q6737132
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitland,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitland_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.