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 density was 11.2 people per square mile.
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:
- Bedford Basin
- Cole Harbour
- Dartmouth, Town—Ville
- Fall River
- Lawrencetown
- NO DATA
- Preston
- Sackville (13 Mile House)
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 | 493 |
| POP F | 317 |
| POP M | 336 |
| POP TOT | 653 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 253 |
| BAPTISTS | 153 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 237 |
| BRIT IRISH | 105 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 102 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DUTCH | 57 |
| DWELLINGS | 130 |
| F MARRIED | 106 |
| F SINGLE | 189 |
| F WIDOWED | 22 |
| FAMILIES | 137 |
| FRENCH | 15 |
| M MARRIED | 103 |
| M SINGLE | 217 |
| M WIDOWED | 16 |
| METHODISTS | 61 |
| NEGRO | 137 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 19 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 166 |
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/.