Milford, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Milford was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 354. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.623°N, 65.408°W.
Population
In 1901, Milford had a population of 354: 187 male and 167 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 416 |
| 1901 | 354 |
| 1911 | 342 |
| 1921 | 293 |
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, Milford 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 354 total population, 187 males, 167 females, 116 single males, 93 single females, 74 families, 67 married females, 67 married males, 7 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 74 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004017_1891— 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). "Milford, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/milford-ns026021-1901/.