Margaretsville, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Margaretsville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 476. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.032°N, 65.039°W.
Population
In 1901, Margaretsville had a population of 476: 257 male and 219 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 703 |
| 1901 | 476 |
| 1911 | 481 |
| 1921 | 507 |
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, Margaretsville 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 476 total population, 257 males, 219 females, 151 single males, 128 families, 117 single females, 97 married males, 89 married females, 13 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 127 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004015— 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 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). "Margaretsville, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/margaretsville-ns026017-1901/.