Sydney, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Sydney, Town—Ville was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 17,723. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.135°N, 60.181°W.
Population
In 1911, Sydney, Town—Ville had a population of 17,723. Population density was 2072.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,427 |
| 1901 | 9,909 |
| 1911 | 17,723 |
| 1921 | 22,545 |
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, Sydney, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 825 |
| POP F | 474 |
| POP M | 509 |
| POP TOT | 17,723 |
Other recorded variables (43 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 2,401 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 605 |
| BAPTISTS | 805 |
| BELGIAN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 4,868 |
| BRIT IRISH | 2,608 |
| BRIT OTHER | 29 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 6,891 |
| CHINESE | 13 |
| CHRISTIANS | 4 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DUTCH | 63 |
| DWELLINGS | 171 |
| F MARRIED | 132 |
| F SINGLE | 297 |
| F WIDOWED | 45 |
| FAMILIES | 171 |
| FRENCH | 1,000 |
| FRIENDS | 3 |
| GERMAN | 153 |
| GREEK | 18 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 22 |
| INDIAN | 95 |
| ITALIAN | 341 |
| JEWISH | 162 |
| JEWS | 162 |
| LUTHERANS | 21 |
| M MARRIED | 145 |
| M SINGLE | 355 |
| M WIDOWED | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 1,381 |
| NEGRO | 172 |
| POLISH | 294 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 4,608 |
| PROTESTANTS | 6 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 8,204 |
| RUSSIAN | 143 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 65 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 97 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 170 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006028— 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). "Sydney, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sydney-town-ville-ns040018-1911/.