New Ross, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
New Ross was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,264. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14875739. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.757°N, 64.492°W.
Population
In 1901, New Ross had a population of 1,264: 672 male and 592 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 972 |
| 1881 | 1,072 |
| 1891 | 1,127 |
| 1901 | 1,264 |
| 1911 | 1,372 |
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 Ross shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,264 total population, 672 males, 592 females, 460 single males, 375 single females, 205 families, 199 married males, 195 married females, 22 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 192 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS049026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q14875739
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 Ross, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-ross-ns037026-1901/.