Milton, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Milton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,291. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3314512. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.100°N, 64.815°W.
Population
In 1911, Milton had a population of 1,291: 645 male and 646 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 984 |
| 1901 | 1,246 |
| 1911 | 1,291 |
| 1921 | 1,311 |
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, Milton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,291 total population, 646 females in the population, 645 males in the population, 383 single (never-married) males, 351 single (never-married) females, 283 families, 246 married females, 245 married males, 49 widowed females, 17 widowed males. 1,246 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 770 persons of British origin (English), 308 persons of German origin, 85 persons of British origin (Irish), 75 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 20 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 28 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). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 533 Baptists, 355 Disciples of Christ, 170 Congregationalists, 112 Anglicans (Church of England), 54 Roman Catholics, 42 Methodists, 10 Lutherans, 6 Presbyterians, 4 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 271 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS052018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS017008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3314512
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Milton, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/milton-ns052018-1911/.