Rodney, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Rodney was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 601. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.616°N, 64.111°W.
Population
In 1911, Rodney had a population of 601: 326 male and 275 female residents. Population density was 9.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Rodney shared boundaries with:
- Chignecto Mines
- East Amherst
- Five Islands
- Mansfield
- Parrsboro, T-V
- River Philip
- Southampton
- Springhill, T-V
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 | 1,076 |
| POP F | 275 |
| POP M | 326 |
| POP TOT | 601 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 112 |
| BAPTISTS | 127 |
| BELGIAN | 7 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 449 |
| BRIT IRISH | 48 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 72 |
| DWELLINGS | 110 |
| F MARRIED | 102 |
| F SINGLE | 166 |
| F WIDOWED | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 110 |
| FRENCH | 12 |
| GERMAN | 13 |
| M MARRIED | 102 |
| M SINGLE | 216 |
| M WIDOWED | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 197 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 90 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 52 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042021— 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 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). "Rodney, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/rodney-ns042021-1911/.