North Sydney, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
North Sydney, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 5,418. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q641876. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.198°N, 60.289°W.
Population
In 1911, North Sydney, T-V had a population of 5,418: 2,688 male and 2,730 female residents. Population density was 2167.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,522 |
| 1911 | 5,418 |
| 1921 | 6,585 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, North Sydney, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 5,418 total population, 2,730 females in the population, 2,688 males in the population, 2,167.20 population per square mile, 1,682 single (never-married) males, 1,600 area in acres, 1,591 single (never-married) females, 1,059 families, 947 married males, 943 married females, 179 widowed females, 57 widowed males, 16 females with marital status not given, 2.50 area in square miles, 1 divorced females, 1 divorced males, 1 males with marital status not given. 4,646 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 2,705 persons of British origin (English), 1,690 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 572 persons of British origin (Irish), 303 persons of French origin, 21 persons of German origin, 5 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. 17 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,006 Roman Catholics, 1,235 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,010 Presbyterians, 794 Methodists, 260 Baptists, 93 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 72 Salvation Army adherents, 17 Jews, 4 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Adventists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,010 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006009_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q641876
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sydney,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sydney_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "North Sydney, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/north-sydney-t-v-ns039026-1911/.