Wentworth, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Wentworth was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 605. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.633°N, 63.549°W.
Population
In 1911, Wentworth had a population of 605: 332 male and 273 female residents. Population density was 7.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 605 |
| 1921 | 652 |
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, Wentworth shared boundaries with:
- Middle Londonderry
- Middleboro
- New Annan
- Six Mile Road
- Tatamagouche W-O
- Upper Londonderry
- Westchester
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 709 |
| POP F | 273 |
| POP M | 332 |
| POP TOT | 605 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 21 |
| BAPTISTS | 109 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 224 |
| BRIT IRISH | 83 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 280 |
| DUTCH | 5 |
| DWELLINGS | 121 |
| F MARRIED | 116 |
| F SINGLE | 137 |
| F WIDOWED | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 125 |
| FRENCH | 10 |
| GERMAN | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 116 |
| M SINGLE | 200 |
| M WIDOWED | 16 |
| METHODISTS | 227 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 192 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 48 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 5 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008026— 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). "Wentworth, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/wentworth-ns042027-1911/.