Rodney, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Rodney was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,076. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.616°N, 64.111°W.
Population
In 1901, Rodney had a population of 1,076: 564 male and 512 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 400 |
| 1901 | 1,076 |
| 1911 | 601 |
| 1921 | 514 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Rodney shared boundaries with:
- East Amherst
- Five Islands
- Mansfield
- Polling district No. 25
- Polling district No. 26, 27, 28
- Polling district No. 38
- Polling district No. 6
- River Philip
- Southampton
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,076 total population, 564 males, 512 females, 371 single males, 309 single females, 198 families, 184 married males, 180 married females, 23 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 195 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008020— 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). "Rodney, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/rodney-ns030022-1901/.