Milford, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Milford was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 342 total population, 182 males in the population, 160 females in the population, 105 single (never-married) males, 90 single (never-married) females, 79 families, 64 married males, 62 married females, 13 widowed males, 8 widowed females. 354 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 183 persons of British origin (English), 109 persons of Dutch origin, 32 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 8 persons of British origin (Irish), 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of French origin. 5 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 198 Baptists, 97 Anglicans (Church of England), 14 Roman Catholics, 11 Congregationalists, 11 Lutherans, 5 Presbyterians, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 79 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037019— 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 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/.