Sheffield Mills, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Sheffield Mills was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 768. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7492695. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.203°N, 64.462°W.
Population
In 1901, Sheffield Mills had a population of 768: 401 male and 367 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Canning, 1891 (34.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Canning, 1911 (47.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Sheffield Mills shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 768 total population, 401 males, 367 females, 255 single males, 202 single females, 150 families, 129 married females, 129 married males, 36 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 150 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS036023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7492695
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_Mills,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Sheffield Mills, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sheffield-mills-ns036023-1901/.