Kentville, T-V, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Kentville, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,731. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q992432. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.072°N, 64.518°W.
Population
In 1901, Kentville, T-V had a population of 1,731: 831 male and 900 female residents. Population density was 249.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,731 |
| 1911 | 2,304 |
| 1921 | 2,717 |
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 Kentville, 1891 (6.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Kentville, T-V, 1911 (14.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Kentville, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 349 |
| Number of females | 900 |
| Number of males | 831 |
| Number of married females | 320 |
| Number of married males | 310 |
| Number of single females | 518 |
| Number of single males | 508 |
| Number of widowed females | 62 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| POP F | 900 |
| POP M | 831 |
| POP TOT | 1,731 |
| Total population | 1,731 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 349 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 349 |
| HOUSES | 349 |
| MARRIED F | 320 |
| MARRIED M | 310 |
| SINGLE F | 518 |
| SINGLE M | 508 |
| WIDOWED F | 62 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q992432
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentville
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). "Kentville, T-V, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/kentville-t-v-ns036015-1901/.