Ragged Island, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Ragged Island was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 606. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.785°N, 65.142°W.
Population
In 1901, Ragged Island had a population of 606: 317 male and 289 female residents. Population density was 9.6 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Ragged Island shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 124 |
| Number of females | 289 |
| Number of males | 317 |
| Number of married females | 111 |
| Number of married males | 120 |
| Number of single females | 164 |
| Number of single males | 197 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| POP F | 289 |
| POP M | 317 |
| POP TOT | 606 |
| Total population | 606 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 117 |
Other recorded variables (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 124 |
| HOUSES | 117 |
| MARRIED F | 111 |
| MARRIED M | 120 |
| SINGLE F | 164 |
| SINGLE M | 197 |
| WIDOWED F | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS040013— 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). "Ragged Island, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/ragged-island-ns040013-1901/.