Walton, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Walton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 400. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.214°N, 63.901°W.
Population
In 1901, Walton had a population of 400: 208 male and 192 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 830 |
| 1881 | 911 |
| 1891 | 687 |
| 1901 | 400 |
| 1911 | 438 |
| 1921 | 442 |
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, Walton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 400 total population, 208 males, 192 females, 138 single males, 115 single females, 80 families, 62 married females, 60 married males, 15 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 80 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012015— 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 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). "Walton, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/walton-ns034017-1901/.