Rawdon, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Rawdon was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 576. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.077°N, 63.709°W.
Population
In 1911, Rawdon had a population of 576: 301 male and 275 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 569 |
| 1911 | 576 |
| 1921 | 500 |
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, Rawdon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 576 total population, 301 males in the population, 275 females in the population, 183 single (never-married) males, 165 single (never-married) females, 126 families, 88 married males, 86 married females, 21 widowed females, 18 males with marital status not given, 12 widowed males, 3 females with marital status not given. 569 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 307 persons of British origin (English), 141 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 91 persons of British origin (Irish), 19 persons of German origin, 16 persons of French origin, 2 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 206 Anglicans (Church of England), 133 Presbyterians, 77 Baptists, 65 Methodists, 52 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 22 Roman Catholics, 10 Congregationalists, 6 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 126 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS046010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012009_1901— 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). "Rawdon, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/rawdon-ns046010-1911/.