Sydney, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Sydney, Town—Ville was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 9,909. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q932261. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.135°N, 60.181°W.
Population
In 1901, Sydney, Town—Ville had a population of 9,909: 5,928 male and 3,981 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,900 |
| 1881 | 3,667 |
| 1891 | 2,427 |
| 1901 | 9,909 |
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, Sydney, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 9,909 total population, 5,928 males, 4,058 single males, 3,981 females, 2,421 single females, 1,759 married males, 1,570 families, 1,353 married females, 206 widowed females, 110 widowed males, 1 divorced females, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 1,456 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| James Innes | 1833–1903 | died here |
| Sir John George Bourinot | 1836–1902 | born here |
| Archibald Russell | 1874–1901 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS028026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q932261
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Sydney, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sydney-town-ville-ns028026-1901/.