Truro, T-V, Nova Scotia (1871–1921)
Truro, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in 6 censuses between 1871 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q283064, 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 NO DATA in 1871
Descendant places
- later split into Salmon River in 1881
- later split into Broofield Corner in 1881
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,998 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 3,461 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 5,102 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 5,993 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 6,107 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 7,562 | 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 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Forrester | 1805–1869 | died here |
| Edward Mortimer Archibald | 1810–1884 | born here |
| John Waddell | 1810–1878 | died here |
| Sir Adams George Archibald | 1814–1892 | born and died here |
| Peter Wilmot | 1824–1932 | died here |
| John Barnhill Dickie | 1829–1886 | died here |
| Rémi Benoît | 1842–1919 | died here |
| John Stanfield | 1868–1934 | died here |
| Daniel Isaac Vernon Eaton | 1869–1917 | born here |
| Frank Stanfield | 1872–1931 | born here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007026— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q283064
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truro,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truro_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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.