New Albany, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
New Albany was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 215. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.838°N, 64.979°W.
Population
In 1911, New Albany had a population of 215: 111 male and 104 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 279 |
| 1901 | 292 |
| 1911 | 215 |
| 1921 | 188 |
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, New Albany shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 215 total population, 111 males in the population, 104 females in the population, 63 single (never-married) males, 50 single (never-married) females, 48 married females, 47 married males, 46 families, 6 widowed females, 1 widowed males. 292 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 197 persons of British origin (English), 6 persons of French origin, 4 persons of British origin (Irish), 4 persons of German origin, 3 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 130 Baptists, 18 Methodists, 11 Presbyterians, 3 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 Lutherans, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 45 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004019— 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). "New Albany, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-albany-ns037020-1911/.