Rossway, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Rossway was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 343. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.590°N, 65.935°W.
Population
In 1911, Rossway had a population of 343: 191 male and 152 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 514 |
| 1891 | 431 |
| 1901 | 391 |
| 1911 | 343 |
| 1921 | 376 |
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, Rossway shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 343 total population, 191 males in the population, 152 females in the population, 118 single (never-married) males, 76 single (never-married) females, 71 families, 69 married males, 68 married females, 8 widowed females, 4 widowed males. 391 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 269 persons of British origin (English), 63 persons of French origin, 7 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 174 Baptists, 101 Roman Catholics, 48 Anglicans (Church of England), 13 Lutherans, 4 Methodists, 1 Adventists, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 71 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009017— 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). "Rossway, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/rossway-ns043015-1911/.