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 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 density was 7.0 people per square mile.
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 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 205 |
| Number of females | 592 |
| Number of males | 672 |
| Number of married females | 195 |
| Number of married males | 199 |
| Number of single females | 375 |
| Number of single males | 460 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| POP F | 592 |
| POP M | 672 |
| POP TOT | 1,264 |
| Total population | 1,264 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 192 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 205 |
| HOUSES | 192 |
| MARRIED F | 195 |
| MARRIED M | 199 |
| SINGLE F | 375 |
| SINGLE M | 460 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
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: 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 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/.