Westmorland, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Westmorland was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,966. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7989310. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.989°N, 64.187°W.
Population
In 1901, Westmorland had a population of 1,966: 970 male and 996 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,407 |
| 1881 | 2,231 |
| 1891 | 2,168 |
| 1901 | 1,966 |
| 1911 | 1,800 |
| 1921 | 1,248 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Westmorland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,966 total population, 996 females, 970 males, 570 single females, 564 single males, 421 families, 362 married males, 354 married females, 72 widowed females, 43 widowed males, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 417 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 60,544 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB024008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB035007_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7989310
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westmorland_Parish
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). "Westmorland, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/westmorland-nb024008-1901/.