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 density was 789.8 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).
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 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,471 |
| POP F | 2,190 |
| POP M | 2,227 |
| POP TOT | 4,417 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 381 |
| BAPTISTS | 61 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 775 |
| BRIT IRISH | 330 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 3,055 |
| CHINESE | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DUTCH | 9 |
| DWELLINGS | 857 |
| F MARRIED | 780 |
| F SINGLE | 1,287 |
| F WIDOWED | 123 |
| FAMILIES | 899 |
| FRENCH | 179 |
| GERMAN | 26 |
| JEWISH | 10 |
| JEWS | 10 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 800 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| M SINGLE | 1,377 |
| M WIDOWED | 46 |
| METHODISTS | 498 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| POLISH | 6 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2,621 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 716 |
| RUSSIAN | 3 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 117 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| SWISS | 7 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 12 |
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/.