New Cornwall, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
New Cornwall was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 790. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.435°N, 64.573°W.
Population
In 1911, New Cornwall had a population of 790: 441 male and 349 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 648 |
| 1911 | 790 |
| 1921 | 709 |
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 Cornwall shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 790 total population, 441 males in the population, 349 females in the population, 295 single (never-married) males, 191 single (never-married) females, 149 families, 134 married females, 134 married males, 24 widowed females, 12 widowed males. 761 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 509 persons of German origin, 224 persons of French origin, 36 persons of British origin (English), 19 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 299 Lutherans, 237 Anglicans (Church of England), 174 Baptists, 52 Methodists, 17 Presbyterians, 7 Roman Catholics, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 142 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS049025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015025— 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 Cornwall, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-cornwall-ns049025-1911/.