Manchester, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Manchester was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 895. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.475°N, 61.456°W.
Population
In 1911, Manchester had a population of 895: 474 male and 421 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,644 |
| 1881 | 1,438 |
| 1891 | 1,310 |
| 1901 | 1,133 |
| 1911 | 895 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Manchester Lower, 1921 (78.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Manchester Upper, 1921 (21.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Manchester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 895 total population, 474 males in the population, 421 females in the population, 314 single (never-married) males, 240 single (never-married) females, 201 families, 143 married males, 142 married females, 39 widowed females, 17 widowed males. 1,133 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 356 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 264 persons of British origin (Irish), 162 persons of British origin (English), 10 persons of French origin, 9 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin. 91 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 290 Methodists, 246 Baptists, 217 Roman Catholics, 114 Anglicans (Church of England), 21 Congregationalists, 4 Presbyterians, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 201 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS044017— 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). "Manchester, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/manchester-ns044017-1911/.