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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 715 |
| 1881 | 794 |
| 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 519 total population, 262 females in the population, 257 males in the population, 162 single (never-married) females, 162 single (never-married) males, 111 families, 85 married males, 83 married females, 14 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 3 legally separated females, 1 males with marital status not given. 498 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 25 persons of British origin (English), 7 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 6 persons of French origin, 2 persons of British origin (Irish), 2 persons of Dutch origin. 477 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 481 Baptists, 19 Anglicans (Church of England), 9 Roman Catholics, 8 Methodists, 2 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 111 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.