Milford, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Milford was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 342. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.623°N, 65.408°W.
Population
In 1911, Milford had a population of 342: 182 male and 160 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Milford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 354 |
| POP F | 160 |
| POP M | 182 |
| POP TOT | 342 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 97 |
| BAPTISTS | 198 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 183 |
| BRIT IRISH | 8 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 32 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 11 |
| DUTCH | 109 |
| DWELLINGS | 79 |
| F MARRIED | 62 |
| F SINGLE | 90 |
| F WIDOWED | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 79 |
| FRENCH | 1 |
| INDIAN | 5 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 11 |
| M MARRIED | 64 |
| M SINGLE | 105 |
| M WIDOWED | 13 |
| METHODISTS | 2 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 5 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 14 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004017— 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). "Milford, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/milford-ns037019-1911/.