Walton, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Walton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 438. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.214°N, 63.901°W.
Population
In 1911, Walton had a population of 438: 232 male and 206 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Walton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 438 total population, 232 males in the population, 206 females in the population, 147 single (never-married) males, 118 single (never-married) females, 98 families, 77 married females, 75 married males, 11 widowed females, 10 widowed males. 400 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 273 persons of British origin (English), 75 persons of British origin (Irish), 49 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 37 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 181 Methodists, 91 Presbyterians, 89 Anglicans (Church of England), 66 Baptists, 6 Roman Catholics, 3 Congregationalists, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 97 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS046016— 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 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). "Walton, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/walton-ns046016-1911/.