Pictou, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Pictou, Town—Ville was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,235. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1018711. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.705°N, 62.688°W.
Population
In 1901, Pictou, Town—Ville had a population of 3,235: 1,540 male and 1,695 female residents. Population density was 254.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,403 |
| 1891 | 2,998 |
| 1901 | 3,235 |
| 1911 | 3,179 |
| 1921 | 2,988 |
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, Pictou, 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 females | 1 |
| Number of families | 692 |
| Number of females | 1,695 |
| Number of males | 1,540 |
| Number of married females | 491 |
| Number of married males | 503 |
| Number of single females | 1,058 |
| Number of single males | 987 |
| Number of widowed females | 145 |
| Number of widowed males | 50 |
| POP F | 1,695 |
| POP M | 1,540 |
| POP TOT | 3,235 |
| Total population | 3,235 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 625 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| DIVORCED F | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 692 |
| HOUSES | 625 |
| MARRIED F | 491 |
| MARRIED M | 503 |
| SINGLE F | 1,058 |
| SINGLE M | 987 |
| WIDOWED F | 145 |
| WIDOWED M | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038028— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016037— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1018711
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictou
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictou
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). "Pictou, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pictou-town-ville-ns038028-1901/.