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 density was 813.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,245 |
| POP M | 2,305 |
| POP TOT | 4,550 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 445 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 4 |
| BAPTISTS | 31 |
| BRIT BORN F | 146 |
| BRIT BORN M | 172 |
| BRIT ENG | 857 |
| BRIT IRISH | 429 |
| BRIT OTHER | 13 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 2,891 |
| CAN BORN F | 2,072 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,094 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 5 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 7 |
| EUR DUTCH | 15 |
| EUR FRENCH | 284 |
| EUR GERMAN | 18 |
| EUR HEBREW | 5 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 2 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR POLISH | 12 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 27 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 39 |
| JEWS | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 529 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2,592 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 884 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 63 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
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/.