Waughs River, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Waughs River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,287. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.711°N, 63.209°W.
Population
In 1901, Waughs River had a population of 1,287: 661 male and 626 female residents. Population density was 37.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,287 |
| 1911 | 445 |
| 1921 | 432 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Waugh’s River S, 1891 (70.5% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Waugh’s River N, 1891 (29.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Waughs River, 1911 (63.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Brule, 1911 (36.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Waughs River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 252 |
| Number of females | 626 |
| Number of males | 661 |
| Number of married females | 205 |
| Number of married males | 204 |
| Number of single females | 372 |
| Number of single males | 436 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| POP F | 626 |
| POP M | 661 |
| POP TOT | 1,287 |
| Total population | 1,287 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 247 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 252 |
| HOUSES | 247 |
| MARRIED F | 205 |
| MARRIED M | 204 |
| SINGLE F | 372 |
| SINGLE M | 436 |
| WIDOWED F | 49 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007023— 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). "Waughs River, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/waughs-river-ns029023-1901/.