Morristown, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Morristown was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 639. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6914103. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.740°N, 61.967°W.
Population
In 1911, Morristown had a population of 639: 339 male and 300 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Morristown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 639 total population, 339 males in the population, 300 females in the population, 237 single (never-married) males, 191 single (never-married) females, 131 families, 81 married males, 79 married females, 30 widowed females, 21 widowed males. 767 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 518 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 99 persons of British origin (Irish), 16 persons of British origin (English), 3 persons of French origin, 3 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 626 Roman Catholics, 9 Presbyterians, 4 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 131 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038010— 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 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). "Morristown, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/morristown-ns038010-1911/.