Spryfield (Prospect Road), Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Spryfield (Prospect Road) was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 413. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7581462. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.585°N, 63.684°W.
Population
In 1911, Spryfield (Prospect Road) had a population of 413: 213 male and 200 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 1911
In the 1911 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, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 413 total population, 213 males in the population, 200 females in the population, 138 single (never-married) males, 116 single (never-married) females, 87 families, 72 married females, 68 married males, 12 widowed females, 7 widowed males. 443 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 109 persons of British origin (English), 98 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 49 persons of German origin, 29 persons of British origin (Irish), 22 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Dutch origin. 104 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. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 143 Anglicans (Church of England), 106 Baptists, 78 Presbyterians, 48 Roman Catholics, 36 Methodists, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 87 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045036— 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 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). "Spryfield (Prospect Road), Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/spryfield-prospect-road-ns045036-1911/.