Windsor Forks, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Windsor Forks was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 524. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.889°N, 64.195°W.
Population
In 1911, Windsor Forks had a population of 524: 301 male and 223 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 522 |
| 1911 | 524 |
| 1921 | 682 |
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, Windsor Forks shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 524 total population, 301 males in the population, 223 females in the population, 182 single (never-married) males, 133 single (never-married) females, 117 married males, 96 families, 90 married females, 2 males with marital status not given. 522 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 244 persons of German origin, 141 persons of British origin (English), 76 persons of British origin (Irish), 47 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 13 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 2 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 262 Anglicans (Church of England), 126 Methodists, 112 Baptists, 17 Presbyterians, 4 Lutherans, 3 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 89 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS046017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012016— 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). "Windsor Forks, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/windsor-forks-ns046017-1911/.