North Shore, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
North Shore was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 615. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.493°N, 60.471°W.
Population
In 1901, North Shore had a population of 615: 304 male and 311 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 697 |
| 1891 | 621 |
| 1901 | 615 |
| 1911 | 556 |
| 1921 | 495 |
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, North Shore 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 615 total population, 311 females, 304 males, 221 single males, 211 single females, 103 families, 75 married females, 74 married males, 25 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 98 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020017_1881— 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). "North Shore, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/north-shore-ns041016-1901/.