Westville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Westville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,152. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.554°N, 62.711°W.
Population
In 1891, Westville had a population of 3,152: 1,630 male and 1,522 female residents. Population density was 549.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,202 |
| 1891 | 3,152 |
| 1901 | 2,300 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Drummond Mines (Westville, part), 1901 (54.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Westville, 1901 (45.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Westville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 565 |
| Number of families | 565 |
| Number of females | 1,522 |
| Number of males | 1,630 |
| Number of married females | 481 |
| Number of married males | 483 |
| Number of married persons | 964 |
| Number of widowed females | 70 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 102 |
| POP F | 1,522 |
| POP M | 1,630 |
| POP TOT | 3,152 |
| Total population | 3,152 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 971 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,115 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,086 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,147 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 562 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 562 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 331 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 229 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 262 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 197 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 562 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 131 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,218 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,323 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,886 |
| Acres of hay crops | 488 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,235 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,558 |
| Acres of oats | 113 |
| Acres of potatoes | 34 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 62 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,399 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,595 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 285 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| BWT BU | 38 |
| CRN BU | 34 |
| HAY AC | 488 |
| HAY TONS | 1,058 |
| Number of chickens | 2,910 |
| Number of ducks | 63 |
| Number of employees on farms | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 199 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 17 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 14 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 172 |
| Number of milk cows | 301 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 216 |
| Number of other cattle | 97 |
| Number of other fowl | 51 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 142 |
| Number of sheep | 85 |
| Number of swine | 42 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 113 |
| OAT BU | 1,399 |
| PEA BU | 18 |
| POT AC | 34 |
| POT BU | 5,595 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 550 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 376 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,030 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,058 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT FALL BU | 10 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 9 |
| A 11 50 | 41 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 18 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,030 |
| CHEESE LB | 550 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 971 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,115 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,086 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 376 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 14 |
| DUCKS | 63 |
| FAMILIES | 565 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 5 |
| GEESE | 17 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,910 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 172 |
| HOUSES | 562 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 60 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 262 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 331 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 197 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 229 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 562 |
| INF 11 A | 142 |
| MD FEM | 481 |
| MD MALE | 483 |
| MD TOT | 964 |
| MILK COWS | 301 |
| NAME CD | Pictou |
| OC E | 6 |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 199 |
| OC TOT | 216 |
| OTHER FOWL | 51 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 97 |
| OTHERS | 3,147 |
| SHEEP | 85 |
| SUP AM | 5,235 |
| SUP FOR | 2,323 |
| SUP JV | 131 |
| SUP PAT | 3,218 |
| SUP SC | 1,886 |
| SUP TOT | 7,558 |
| SWINE | 42 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 562 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 285 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| WID FEM | 70 |
| WID MALE | 32 |
| WID TOT | 102 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS038037— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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). "Westville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/westville-ns039027-1891/.