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 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 716 total population, 380 males in the population, 336 females in the population, 218 single (never-married) males, 163 families, 163 single (never-married) females, 143 married males, 141 married females, 32 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 1 legally separated males. 846 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 489 persons of British origin (English), 135 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 86 persons of British origin (Irish), 5 persons of Swiss origin, 3 persons of German origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 292 Baptists, 207 Methodists, 122 Presbyterians, 67 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 17 Anglicans (Church of England), 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Brethren, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Roman Catholics, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 158 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.