Westport, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Westport was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 561. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7989577. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.256°N, 66.365°W.
Population
In 1921, Westport had a population of 561: 287 male and 274 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 733 |
| 1891 | 755 |
| 1901 | 724 |
| 1911 | 652 |
| 1921 | 561 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 561 total population, 287 males in the population, 280 males born in Canada, 274 females in the population, 268 females born in Canada, 4 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 males born outside the British Empire, 2 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 403 persons of British origin (English), 72 persons of German origin, 61 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 15 persons of French origin, 9 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 353 Baptists, 189 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 13 Anglicans (Church of England), 4 Presbyterians, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Methodists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS009024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009024— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7989577
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westport,_Nova_Scotia
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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). "Westport, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/westport-ns009024-1921/.