Sheffield Mills, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Sheffield Mills was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,054. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7492695. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.152°N, 64.544°W.
Population
In 1911, Sheffield Mills had a population of 1,054: 551 male and 503 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,054 |
| 1921 | 848 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 contained Upper Dyke, Village, 1901 (32.8% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Centreville, 1901 (66.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Sheffield Mills shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,054 total population, 551 males in the population, 503 females in the population, 334 single (never-married) males, 268 single (never-married) females, 223 families, 200 married males, 199 married females, 36 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 2 males with marital status not given. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 711 persons of British origin (English), 163 persons of British origin (Irish), 89 persons of German origin, 74 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of French origin. 8 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 7 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 567 Baptists, 186 Presbyterians, 72 Anglicans (Church of England), 68 Methodists, 50 Roman Catholics, 46 Adventists, 21 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 18 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 16 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 5 Congregationalists, 2 Disciples of Christ, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Lutherans, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 216 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS048014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014013— 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 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). "Sheffield Mills, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sheffield-mills-ns048014-1911/.