Preston, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Preston was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 519. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.736°N, 63.434°W.
Population
In 1911, Preston had a population of 519: 257 male and 262 female residents. Population density was 26.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 498 |
| 1911 | 519 |
| 1921 | 572 |
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, Preston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 498 |
| POP F | 262 |
| POP M | 257 |
| POP TOT | 519 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 19 |
| BAPTISTS | 481 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 25 |
| BRIT IRISH | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 7 |
| DUTCH | 2 |
| DWELLINGS | 111 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 3 |
| F MARRIED | 83 |
| F SINGLE | 162 |
| F WIDOWED | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 111 |
| FRENCH | 6 |
| M MARRIED | 85 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 162 |
| M WIDOWED | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 8 |
| NEGRO | 477 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011028— 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). "Preston, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/preston-ns045026-1911/.