Weymouth, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Weymouth was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 682. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.422°N, 65.916°W.
Population
In 1911, Weymouth had a population of 682: 336 male and 346 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Weymouth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 682 total population, 346 females in the population, 336 males in the population, 195 single (never-married) males, 190 single (never-married) females, 143 families, 131 married females, 128 married males, 25 widowed females, 13 widowed males. 685 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 445 persons of British origin (English), 182 persons of French origin, 32 persons of British origin (Irish), 19 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 289 Baptists, 236 Roman Catholics, 121 Anglicans (Church of England), 32 Methodists, 2 Brethren, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 142 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043022— 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 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). "Weymouth, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/weymouth-ns043022-1911/.