Weymouth, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Weymouth was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,968. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.422°N, 65.933°W.
Population
In 1891, Weymouth had a population of 1,968: 997 male and 971 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,440 |
| 1881 | 1,784 |
| 1891 | 1,968 |
| 1901 | 685 |
| 1911 | 682 |
| 1921 | 632 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Weymouth Bridge, 1901 (16.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Weymouth, 1901 (83.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Weymouth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,968 total population, 997 males, 971 females, 709 married persons, 378 families, 355 married females, 354 married males, 80 widowed persons, 58 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,179 single persons under 18, 621 single males under 18, 558 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,537 persons who are not French Canadian, 431 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 362 houses, 362 houses built of wood, 362 occupied houses, 332 houses of 1 story, 195 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 64 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 31 houses of 5 rooms, 30 houses of 2 stories, 29 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 3 rooms, 22 uninhabited houses, 14 houses of over 15 rooms, 7 houses under construction, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 38,478 pounds of homemade butter, 37,304 acres of land in farms, 24,095 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,604 bushels of potatoes, 13,209 acres of improved land in farms, 7,918 bushels of turnips, 7,547 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,342 acres of farmland under crops, 4,319 chickens, 2,756 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,419 tons of hay, 2,357 acres of hay crops, 2,296 bushels of oats, 1,342 sheep, 506 sheep slaughtered or sold, 459 milk cows, 399 swine slaughtered or sold, 387 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 381 other cattle, 368 occupants of farms, 348 ducks, 344 farm occupants who own their land, 332 oxen, 320 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 276 swine, 167 horses aged over 3 years, 144 acres of potatoes, 132 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 130 geese, 110 cattle killed or sold, 109 acres of oats, 98 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 84 bushels of barley, 79 bushels of peas, 57 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 55 turkeys, 48 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 35 acres of turnips, 35 bushels of corn, 33 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 32 horses aged 3 years and under, 31 bushels of beans, 24 farm occupants who rent their land, 17 bushels of buckwheat, 16 other fowl, 4 acres of barley. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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). "Weymouth, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/weymouth-ns031022-1891/.