Spryfield (Prospect Road), Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Spryfield (Prospect Road) was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 443. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7581462. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.585°N, 63.684°W.
Population
In 1901, Spryfield (Prospect Road) had a population of 443: 222 male and 221 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 407 |
| 1881 | 438 |
| 1891 | 422 |
| 1901 | 443 |
| 1911 | 413 |
| 1921 | 368 |
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, Spryfield (Prospect Road) shared boundaries with:
- Bedford Basin
- East Dover
- Ferguson Cove
- French Village
- Hackett Cove
- Herring Cove
- Northwest Arm
- Sambro
- Terence Bay
- Upper Prospect
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 443 total population, 222 males, 221 females, 138 single males, 137 single females, 80 families, 73 married males, 70 married females, 14 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 80 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS033036— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011039— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7581462
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spryfield
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). "Spryfield (Prospect Road), Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/spryfield-prospect-road-ns033036-1901/.