Westville, T-V, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Westville, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,202. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3567557. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.554°N, 62.711°W.
Population
In 1881, Westville, T-V had a population of 2,202: 1,075 male and 1,127 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).
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 Albion Mines, 1871 (61.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Westville, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,202 total population, 1,127 females, 1,075 males, 709 married persons, 430 families, 355 married females, 354 married males, 82 widowed persons, 72 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,411 single persons under 18, 711 single males under 18, 700 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 428 inhabited houses, 428 occupied houses, 28 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 4,745 bushels of potatoes, 1,192 bushels of oats, 458 bushels of spring wheat, 367 tons of hay, 250 acres of hay crops, 210 bushels of turnips, 191 bushels of barley, 85 bushels of buckwheat, 80 bushels of other root crops, 31 acres of wheat, 16 acres of potatoes, 15 bushels of winter wheat, 8 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Drummond | 1840–1925 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,202 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020025— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/westville-t-v-ns020025-1881/.