Truro, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Truro, Town—Ville was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 6,107. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q283064. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.378°N, 63.267°W.
Population
In 1911, Truro, Town—Ville had a population of 6,107: 2,785 male and 3,322 female residents. Population density was 574.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,461 |
| 1891 | 5,102 |
| 1901 | 5,993 |
| 1911 | 6,107 |
| 1921 | 7,562 |
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, Truro, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 5,993 |
| POP F | 3,322 |
| POP M | 2,785 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 1,951.12 |
| POP TOT | 6,107 |
Other recorded variables (43 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,063 |
| AREA ACRES | 2,000 |
| AREA SQ MI | 3.13 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 6 |
| BAPTISTS | 1,115 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,067 |
| BRIT IRISH | 815 |
| BRIT OTHER | 29 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 2,438 |
| CHINESE | 2 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 9 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DUTCH | 18 |
| DWELLINGS | 1,179 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 3 |
| F MARRIED | 1,172 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| F SINGLE | 1,917 |
| F WIDOWED | 226 |
| FAMILIES | 1,277 |
| FRENCH | 147 |
| GERMAN | 116 |
| INDIAN | 91 |
| JEWISH | 18 |
| JEWS | 18 |
| LUTHERANS | 7 |
| M MARRIED | 1,156 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 12 |
| M SINGLE | 1,557 |
| M WIDOWED | 60 |
| METHODISTS | 740 |
| NEGRO | 319 |
| POLISH | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2,550 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 527 |
| RUSSIAN | 8 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 39 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 12 |
| SWISS | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 15 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q283064
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truro,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truro_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Truro, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/truro-town-ville-ns041025-1911/.