Springfield, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Springfield was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 813. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.650°N, 64.911°W.
Population
In 1911, Springfield had a population of 813: 419 male and 394 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 589 |
| 1901 | 561 |
| 1911 | 813 |
| 1921 | 849 |
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, Springfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 813 total population, 419 males in the population, 394 females in the population, 221 single (never-married) males, 214 single (never-married) females, 183 married males, 178 families, 167 married females, 11 males with marital status not given, 7 widowed females, 6 females with marital status not given, 4 widowed males. 561 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 497 persons of British origin (English), 106 persons of Dutch origin, 91 persons of German origin, 58 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 49 persons of British origin (Irish), 5 persons of French origin, 3 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 493 Baptists, 116 Methodists, 66 Anglicans (Church of England), 49 Presbyterians, 47 Roman Catholics, 36 Lutherans, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 178 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004025— 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). "Springfield, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/springfield-ns037026-1911/.