Oxford, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Oxford, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,392. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3248963. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.732°N, 63.866°W.
Population
In 1911, Oxford, T-V had a population of 1,392: 634 male and 758 female residents. Population density was 185.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,378 |
| 1911 | 1,392 |
| 1921 | 1,402 |
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, Oxford, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 4,800 area in acres, 1,392 total population, 758 females in the population, 634 males in the population, 444 single (never-married) females, 365 single (never-married) males, 310 families, 266 married females, 249 married males, 185.60 population per square mile, 48 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 7.50 area in square miles, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,285 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 782 persons of British origin (English), 418 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 132 persons of British origin (Irish), 19 persons of French origin, 19 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 16 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. 2 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 529 Baptists, 379 Methodists, 374 Presbyterians, 53 Anglicans (Church of England), 31 Roman Catholics, 23 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Jews, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 307 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042031— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008032— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3248963
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_(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). "Oxford, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/oxford-t-v-ns042031-1911/.