Plympton, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Plympton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 710. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.465°N, 65.877°W.
Population
In 1911, Plympton had a population of 710: 389 male and 321 female residents. Population density was 16.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,850 |
| 1891 | 1,522 |
| 1901 | 819 |
| 1911 | 710 |
| 1921 | 725 |
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, Plympton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 819 |
| POP F | 321 |
| POP M | 389 |
| POP TOT | 710 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 3 |
| BAPTISTS | 87 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 168 |
| BRIT IRISH | 16 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 4 |
| DWELLINGS | 128 |
| F MARRIED | 132 |
| F SINGLE | 175 |
| F WIDOWED | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 130 |
| FRENCH | 520 |
| M MARRIED | 133 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 248 |
| M WIDOWED | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 36 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 5 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 576 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009016— 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 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). "Plympton, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/plympton-ns043014-1911/.