Kentville, T-V, Nova Scotia (1871–1921)
Kentville, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in 5 censuses between 1871 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q992432, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Kentville & Canaan in 1901
- split off from NO DATA in 1871
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,779 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 2,125 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1901 | 1,731 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 2,304 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 2,717 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Bayard | 1814–1907 | born here |
| Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton | 1849–1937 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014016— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q992432
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentville
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.