Westville, T-V, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Westville, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,550. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3567557. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.559°N, 62.680°W.
Population
In 1921, Westville, T-V had a population of 4,550: 2,305 male and 2,245 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,202 |
| 1891 | 3,152 |
| 1911 | 4,417 |
| 1921 | 4,550 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Westville, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 4,550 total population, 2,305 males in the population, 2,245 females in the population, 2,094 males born in Canada, 2,072 females born in Canada, 172 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 146 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 39 males born outside the British Empire, 27 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,891 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 857 persons of British origin (English), 429 persons of British origin (Irish), 284 persons of French origin, 18 persons of German origin, 15 persons of Dutch origin, 13 persons of British origin (other), 12 persons of Polish origin, 7 persons of Belgian origin, 6 persons of Scandinavian origin, 5 persons of Austrian origin, 4 persons of Syrian origin, 2 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of other European origin. 5 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,592 Presbyterians, 884 Roman Catholics, 529 Methodists, 445 Anglicans (Church of England), 63 Salvation Army adherents, 31 Baptists, 5 Jews, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Drummond | 1840–1925 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS016040— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016040— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3567557
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westville,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westville_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Westville, T-V, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/westville-t-v-ns016040-1921/.