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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q7982993. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,146 |
| 1881 | 735 |
| 1891 | 745 |
| 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 605 total population, 332 males in the population, 273 females in the population, 200 single (never-married) males, 137 single (never-married) females, 125 families, 116 married females, 116 married males, 20 widowed females, 16 widowed males. 709 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 280 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 224 persons of British origin (English), 83 persons of British origin (Irish), 10 persons of French origin, 5 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 227 Methodists, 192 Presbyterians, 109 Baptists, 48 Roman Catholics, 21 Anglicans (Church of England), 5 Salvation Army adherents, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 121 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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: Q7982993
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wentworth,_Nova_Scotia
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/.