Melvern, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Melvern was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 514. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.984°N, 65.011°W.
Population
In 1911, Melvern had a population of 514: 262 male and 252 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 523 |
| 1901 | 578 |
| 1911 | 514 |
| 1921 | 528 |
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, Melvern 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 514 total population, 262 males in the population, 252 females in the population, 136 single (never-married) males, 125 families, 120 single (never-married) females, 116 married males, 107 married females, 24 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 578 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 478 persons of British origin (English), 17 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 14 persons of British origin (Irish), 5 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 335 Baptists, 137 Methodists, 21 Anglicans (Church of England), 16 Presbyterians, 3 Roman Catholics, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 121 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004016— 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). "Melvern, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/melvern-ns037017-1911/.