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 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 601 total population, 326 males in the population, 275 females in the population, 216 single (never-married) males, 166 single (never-married) females, 110 families, 102 married females, 102 married males, 8 widowed males, 7 widowed females. 1,076 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 449 persons of British origin (English), 72 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 48 persons of British origin (Irish), 13 persons of German origin, 12 persons of French origin, 7 persons of Belgian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 197 Methodists, 127 Baptists, 112 Anglicans (Church of England), 90 Presbyterians, 52 Roman Catholics, 23 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 110 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.