Preston Road, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Preston Road was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 653. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.734°N, 63.556°W.
Population
In 1911, Preston Road had a population of 653: 336 male and 317 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 493 |
| 1911 | 653 |
| 1921 | 1,071 |
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 Road shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 653 total population, 336 males in the population, 317 females in the population, 217 single (never-married) males, 189 single (never-married) females, 137 families, 106 married females, 103 married males, 22 widowed females, 16 widowed males. 493 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 237 persons of British origin (English), 105 persons of British origin (Irish), 102 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 57 persons of Dutch origin, 15 persons of French origin. 137 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 253 Anglicans (Church of England), 166 Roman Catholics, 153 Baptists, 61 Methodists, 19 Presbyterians, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 130 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011029— 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 Road, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/preston-road-ns045027-1911/.