Morristown, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Morristown was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 767. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6914103. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.740°N, 61.967°W.
Population
In 1901, Morristown had a population of 767: 399 male and 368 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,061 |
| 1881 | 1,089 |
| 1901 | 767 |
| 1911 | 639 |
| 1921 | 545 |
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, Morristown 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 767 total population, 399 males, 368 females, 275 single males, 227 single females, 150 families, 106 married males, 103 married females, 38 widowed females, 18 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 150 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS027010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6914103
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morristown,_Antigonish_County
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). "Morristown, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/morristown-ns027010-1901/.