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 44.553°N, 64.529°W.
Population
In 1911, New Cornwall had a population of 790: 441 male and 349 female residents. Population density was 14.5 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 761 |
| POP F | 349 |
| POP M | 441 |
| POP TOT | 790 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 237 |
| BAPTISTS | 174 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 36 |
| BRIT IRISH | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 19 |
| DWELLINGS | 142 |
| F MARRIED | 134 |
| F SINGLE | 191 |
| F WIDOWED | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 149 |
| FRENCH | 224 |
| GERMAN | 509 |
| LUTHERANS | 299 |
| M MARRIED | 134 |
| M SINGLE | 295 |
| M WIDOWED | 12 |
| METHODISTS | 52 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 17 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 7 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 3 |
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/.