Orangedale, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Orangedale was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 676. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3355086. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.931°N, 61.159°W.
Population
In 1911, Orangedale had a population of 676: 336 male and 340 female residents.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Whycocomagh, South side—Côté sud, 1901 (56.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Whycocomagh S., 1921 (56.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Orangedale shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 676 total population, 340 females in the population, 336 males in the population, 227 single (never-married) males, 215 single (never-married) females, 132 families, 95 married males, 90 married females, 34 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 680 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 652 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 16 persons of British origin (English), 6 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of Polish origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 663 Presbyterians, 10 Roman Catholics, 1 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Congregationalists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 132 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS047024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS047024— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3355086
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). "Orangedale, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/orangedale-ns047024-1911/.