Scotch Village, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Scotch Village was a village in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 705. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.045°N, 63.986°W.
Population
In 1901, Scotch Village had a population of 705: 365 male and 340 female residents. Population density was 34.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,435 |
| 1881 | 2,611 |
| 1891 | 821 |
| 1901 | 705 |
| 1911 | 673 |
| 1921 | 663 |
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, Scotch Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 146 |
| Number of females | 340 |
| Number of males | 365 |
| Number of married females | 122 |
| Number of married males | 121 |
| Number of single females | 192 |
| Number of single males | 225 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| POP F | 340 |
| POP M | 365 |
| POP TOT | 705 |
| Total population | 705 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 145 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 146 |
| HOUSES | 145 |
| MARRIED F | 122 |
| MARRIED M | 121 |
| SINGLE F | 192 |
| SINGLE M | 225 |
| WIDOWED F | 26 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012012— 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). "Scotch Village, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/scotch-village-ns034014-1901/.