Polling district No. 24, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Polling district No. 24 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,076. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.616°N, 64.111°W.
Population
In 1901, Polling district No. 24 had a population of 1,076: 564 male and 512 female residents. Population density was 17.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 761 |
| 1901 | 1,076 |
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, Polling district No. 24 shared boundaries with:
- Five Islands
- Polling district No. 20
- Polling district No. 22
- Polling district No. 23
- Polling district No. 25
- Polling district No. 26, 27, 28
- Polling district No. 38
- Polling district No. 6
- Polling district No. 7
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 198 |
| Number of females | 512 |
| Number of males | 564 |
| Number of married females | 180 |
| Number of married males | 184 |
| Number of single females | 309 |
| Number of single males | 371 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| POP F | 512 |
| POP M | 564 |
| POP TOT | 1,076 |
| Total population | 1,076 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 195 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 198 |
| HOUSES | 195 |
| MARRIED F | 180 |
| MARRIED M | 184 |
| SINGLE F | 309 |
| SINGLE M | 371 |
| WIDOWED F | 23 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030022— 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). "Polling district No. 24, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/polling-district-no-24-ns030022-1901/.