Whitehead, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Whitehead was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 493. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7996025. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.278°N, 61.154°W.
Population
In 1911, Whitehead had a population of 493: 266 male and 227 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Whitehead, 1901 (58.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Whitehead shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 493 total population, 266 males in the population, 227 females in the population, 173 single (never-married) males, 126 single (never-married) females, 101 families, 92 married females, 85 married males, 9 widowed females, 8 widowed males. 1,189 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 202 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 161 persons of British origin (English), 52 persons of British origin (Irish), 45 persons of Dutch origin, 18 persons of German origin, 15 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 174 Methodists, 158 Anglicans (Church of England), 81 Baptists, 79 Roman Catholics, 1 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 88 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044027— 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 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). "Whitehead, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/whitehead-ns044027-1911/.