Merigonish, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Merigonish was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 693. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.589°N, 62.436°W.
Population
In 1901, Merigonish had a population of 693: 340 male and 353 female residents. Population density was 23.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,740 |
| 1881 | 898 |
| 1891 | 772 |
| 1901 | 693 |
| 1911 | 532 |
| 1921 | 461 |
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, Merigonish shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 144 |
| Number of females | 353 |
| Number of males | 340 |
| Number of married females | 104 |
| Number of married males | 102 |
| Number of single females | 215 |
| Number of single males | 226 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| POP F | 353 |
| POP M | 340 |
| POP TOT | 693 |
| Total population | 693 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 142 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 144 |
| HOUSES | 142 |
| MARRIED F | 104 |
| MARRIED M | 102 |
| SINGLE F | 215 |
| SINGLE M | 226 |
| WIDOWED F | 34 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016022— 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). "Merigonish, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/merigonish-ns038021-1901/.