Westville, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Westville, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,417. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3567557. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.559°N, 62.680°W.
Population
In 1911, Westville, T-V had a population of 4,417: 2,227 male and 2,190 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 contained Stellarton (part), 1901 (45.7% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Albion Mines (Stellarton, part), 1901 (18.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Westville, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 4,417 total population, 2,227 males in the population, 2,190 females in the population, 1,377 single (never-married) males, 1,287 single (never-married) females, 899 families, 800 married males, 780 married females, 123 widowed females, 46 widowed males, 3 males with marital status not given, 1 divorced males. 3,471 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 3,055 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 775 persons of British origin (English), 330 persons of British origin (Irish), 179 persons of French origin, 26 persons of German origin, 9 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of Swiss origin, 6 persons of Polish origin, 6 persons of Scandinavian origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Russian origin, 2 persons of Chinese origin. 10 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,621 Presbyterians, 716 Roman Catholics, 498 Methodists, 381 Anglicans (Church of England), 117 Salvation Army adherents, 61 Baptists, 12 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 10 Jews, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 857 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, 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:
NS050037— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/westville-t-v-ns050037-1911/.