Parrsboro, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Parrsboro, Town—Ville was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,705. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.399°N, 64.330°W.
Population
In 1901, Parrsboro, Town—Ville had a population of 2,705: 1,353 male and 1,352 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,909 |
| 1901 | 2,705 |
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 became part of Parrsboro, T-V, 1911 (3.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Parrsboro, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced males | 2 |
| Number of families | 549 |
| Number of females | 1,352 |
| Number of males | 1,353 |
| Number of married females | 484 |
| Number of married males | 497 |
| Number of single females | 820 |
| Number of single males | 833 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| POP F | 1,352 |
| POP M | 1,353 |
| POP TOT | 2,705 |
| Total population | 2,705 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 539 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| DIVORCED M | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 549 |
| HOUSES | 539 |
| MARRIED F | 484 |
| MARRIED M | 497 |
| SINGLE F | 820 |
| SINGLE M | 833 |
| WIDOWED F | 48 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030032— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030032— 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). "Parrsboro, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/parrsboro-town-ville-ns030032-1901/.