Mansfield, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Mansfield was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 716. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.753°N, 63.973°W.
Population
In 1911, Mansfield had a population of 716: 380 male and 336 female residents. Population density was 6.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 716 |
| 1921 | 720 |
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, Mansfield shared boundaries with:
- Amherst Head
- Doherty Creek
- East Amherst
- Linden
- Oxford, T-V
- Pugwash River
- River Philip
- Rodney
- Springhill, T-V
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 846 |
| POP F | 336 |
| POP M | 380 |
| POP TOT | 716 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 17 |
| BAPTISTS | 292 |
| BRETHREN | 2 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 489 |
| BRIT IRISH | 86 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 135 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 158 |
| F MARRIED | 141 |
| F SINGLE | 163 |
| F WIDOWED | 32 |
| FAMILIES | 163 |
| FRENCH | 1 |
| GERMAN | 3 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 143 |
| M SINGLE | 218 |
| M WIDOWED | 18 |
| METHODISTS | 207 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 122 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| SWISS | 5 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 67 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008012— 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). "Mansfield, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/mansfield-ns042013-1911/.