Stellarton, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Stellarton, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,910. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3498168. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.550°N, 62.636°W.
Population
In 1911, Stellarton, T-V had a population of 3,910: 2,136 male and 1,774 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,410 |
| 1911 | 3,910 |
| 1921 | 5,312 |
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 was contained in Churchville, 1901 (25.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Stellarton, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 3,910 total population, 2,136 males in the population, 1,774 females in the population, 1,406 single (never-married) males, 993 single (never-married) females, 735 families, 699 married males, 680 married females, 100 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 1 legally separated females. 2,335 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 2,294 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 784 persons of British origin (English), 510 persons of British origin (Irish), 93 persons of Belgian origin, 90 persons of French origin, 44 persons of German origin, 12 persons of Russian origin, 7 persons of Polish origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. 14 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. 6 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 1,690 Presbyterians, 1,102 Roman Catholics, 496 Anglicans (Church of England), 475 Methodists, 123 Baptists, 41 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 10 Salvation Army adherents, 7 Lutherans, 5 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 645 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS050035— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016038— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3498168
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellarton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellarton
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). "Stellarton, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/stellarton-t-v-ns050035-1911/.