Melford, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Melford was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 533. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.509°N, 61.333°W.
Population
In 1911, Melford had a population of 533: 281 male and 252 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,765 |
| 1881 | 1,700 |
| 1891 | 1,497 |
| 1901 | 632 |
| 1911 | 533 |
| 1921 | 520 |
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, Melford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 533 total population, 281 males in the population, 252 females in the population, 175 single (never-married) males, 134 single (never-married) females, 132 families, 93 married females, 88 married males, 25 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 7 males with marital status not given. 632 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 200 persons of British origin (English), 164 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 154 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of German origin, 2 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 253 Anglicans (Church of England), 159 Roman Catholics, 114 Methodists, 9 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Presbyterians, 3 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 128 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010022_1901— 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). "Melford, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/melford-ns044019-1911/.