Middleton, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Middleton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 969. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3312661. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.963°N, 65.087°W.
Population
In 1901, Middleton had a population of 969: 473 male and 496 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 740 |
| 1901 | 969 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Middleton, T-V, 1911 (8.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Middleton, 1911 (91.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Middleton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 969 total population, 496 females, 473 males, 276 single males, 272 single females, 207 families, 181 married females, 178 married males, 42 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 1 divorced females, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 207 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS026020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3312661
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middleton,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middleton_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Middleton, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/middleton-ns026020-1901/.