Windsor, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Windsor, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,452. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1973829. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.963°N, 64.107°W.
Population
In 1911, Windsor, T-V had a population of 3,452: 1,654 male and 1,798 female residents. Population density was 850.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,715 |
| 1881 | 3,019 |
| 1901 | 3,398 |
| 1911 | 3,452 |
| 1921 | 3,591 |
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, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 3,452 total population, 2,600 area in acres, 1,798 females in the population, 1,654 males in the population, 1,062 single (never-married) females, 1,010 single (never-married) males, 850.25 population per square mile, 659 families, 592 married females, 580 married males, 120 widowed females, 62 widowed males, 22 females with marital status not given, 4.06 area in square miles, 2 divorced females, 1 divorced males, 1 males with marital status not given. 3,398 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 1,689 persons of British origin (English), 841 persons of British origin (Irish), 520 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 245 persons of German origin, 65 persons of French origin, 29 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of Chinese origin, 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 7 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 6 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 951 Baptists, 802 Anglicans (Church of England), 718 Presbyterians, 621 Methodists, 342 Roman Catholics, 37 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 14 Salvation Army adherents, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 650 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Anderson Black | 1847–1934 | born here |
| Charles Frederick Fraser | 1850–1925 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS046019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1973829
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/windsor-t-v-ns046019-1911/.