New Glasgow, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
New Glasgow, Town—Ville was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 4,447. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q286048. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.586°N, 62.643°W.
Population
In 1901, New Glasgow, Town—Ville had a population of 4,447: 2,126 male and 2,321 female residents. Population density was 1024.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,595 |
| 1891 | 3,776 |
| 1901 | 4,447 |
| 1911 | 6,383 |
| 1921 | 8,974 |
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, New Glasgow, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 878 |
| Number of females | 2,321 |
| Number of males | 2,126 |
| Number of married females | 734 |
| Number of married males | 719 |
| Number of single females | 1,408 |
| Number of single males | 1,353 |
| Number of widowed females | 179 |
| Number of widowed males | 54 |
| POP F | 2,321 |
| POP M | 2,126 |
| POP TOT | 4,447 |
| Total population | 4,447 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 845 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 878 |
| HOUSES | 845 |
| MARRIED F | 734 |
| MARRIED M | 719 |
| SINGLE F | 1,408 |
| SINGLE M | 1,353 |
| WIDOWED F | 179 |
| WIDOWED M | 54 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016036— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q286048
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Glasgow,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Glasgow
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). "New Glasgow, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-glasgow-town-ville-ns038025-1901/.