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 density was 21.6 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 391 |
| POP F | 152 |
| POP M | 191 |
| POP TOT | 343 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 48 |
| BAPTISTS | 174 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 269 |
| BRIT IRISH | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DUTCH | 7 |
| DWELLINGS | 71 |
| F MARRIED | 68 |
| F SINGLE | 76 |
| F WIDOWED | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 71 |
| FRENCH | 63 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 13 |
| M MARRIED | 69 |
| M SINGLE | 118 |
| M WIDOWED | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 101 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
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/.