Western Shore, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Western Shore was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 838. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7988287. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.512°N, 64.410°W.
Population
In 1901, Western Shore had a population of 838: 442 male and 396 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 838 |
| 1921 | 1,088 |
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 Chester, 1891 (6.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Western Shore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 838 total population, 442 males, 396 females, 272 single males, 231 single females, 172 families, 150 married females, 150 married males, 20 widowed males, 15 widowed females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 157 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037036— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015041— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7988287
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Shore,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Western Shore, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/western-shore-ns037036-1901/.