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 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 density was 13.6 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.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,189 |
| POP F | 227 |
| POP M | 266 |
| POP TOT | 493 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 158 |
| BAPTISTS | 81 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 161 |
| BRIT IRISH | 52 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 202 |
| DUTCH | 45 |
| DWELLINGS | 88 |
| F MARRIED | 92 |
| F SINGLE | 126 |
| F WIDOWED | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 101 |
| FRENCH | 15 |
| GERMAN | 18 |
| M MARRIED | 85 |
| M SINGLE | 173 |
| M WIDOWED | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 174 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 79 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044027— 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 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/.