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 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 density was 19.3 people per square mile.
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 Whitehead, 1911 (58.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Port Felix, 1911 (41.3% 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 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 244 |
| Number of females | 564 |
| Number of males | 625 |
| Number of married females | 217 |
| Number of married males | 217 |
| Number of single females | 322 |
| Number of single males | 399 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| POP F | 564 |
| POP M | 625 |
| POP TOT | 1,189 |
| Total population | 1,189 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 208 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 244 |
| HOUSES | 208 |
| MARRIED F | 217 |
| MARRIED M | 217 |
| SINGLE F | 322 |
| SINGLE M | 399 |
| WIDOWED F | 25 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS032022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010031_1881— 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). "Whitehead, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/whitehead-ns032022-1901/.