Whitehead, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Whitehead was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,189. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7996025. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.280°N, 61.197°W.
Population
In 1901, Whitehead had a population of 1,189: 625 male and 564 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 867 |
| 1891 | 1,086 |
| 1901 | 1,189 |
| 1911 | 493 |
| 1921 | 382 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Port Felix, 1911 (41.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Whitehead, 1911 (58.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Whitehead shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,189 total population, 625 males, 564 females, 399 single males, 322 single females, 244 families, 217 married females, 217 married males, 25 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 208 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS032022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010031— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7996025
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitehead,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Whitehead, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/whitehead-ns032022-1901/.