Weymouth Bridge, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Weymouth Bridge was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,444. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.421°N, 66.017°W.
Population
In 1911, Weymouth Bridge had a population of 1,444: 708 male and 736 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,334 |
| 1911 | 1,444 |
| 1921 | 1,343 |
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, Weymouth Bridge shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,444 total population, 736 females in the population, 708 males in the population, 436 single (never-married) females, 426 single (never-married) males, 290 families, 246 married males, 244 married females, 52 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 9 males with marital status not given, 4 females with marital status not given. 1,334 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 558 persons of British origin (English), 516 persons of French origin, 55 persons of British origin (Irish), 48 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of Chinese origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 251 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 4 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 644 Roman Catholics, 278 Baptists, 255 Anglicans (Church of England), 121 Disciples of Christ, 105 Methodists, 23 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 12 Presbyterians, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Jews, 1 Adventists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 278 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009026— 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). "Weymouth Bridge, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/weymouth-bridge-ns043023-1911/.