New Ross, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
New Ross was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,372. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14875739. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.584°N, 64.076°W.
Population
In 1911, New Ross had a population of 1,372: 738 male and 634 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained New Ross W.-O., 1921 (66.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained New Ross E., 1921 (32.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, New Ross shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,372 total population, 738 males in the population, 634 females in the population, 496 single (never-married) males, 399 single (never-married) females, 242 families, 221 married males, 218 married females, 20 widowed males, 17 widowed females, 1 divorced males. 658 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 687 persons of British origin (English), 350 persons of German origin, 175 persons of British origin (Irish), 67 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 51 persons of French origin, 14 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 16 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 871 Anglicans (Church of England), 286 Baptists, 210 Roman Catholics, 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Methodists, 2 Presbyterians, 1 Adventists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 233 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS049026— 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 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 Ross, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-ross-ns049026-1911/.