Weymouth, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Weymouth was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,440. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.422°N, 65.933°W.
Population
In 1871, Weymouth had a population of 1,440: 715 male and 725 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Weymouth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,440 total population, 725 females, 715 males, 493 married persons, 274 families, 247 married females, 246 married males, 48 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 899 single persons under 18, 460 single males under 18, 439 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 271 occupied houses, 268 inhabited houses, 25 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 32,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Colin Campbell | 1822–1881 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS191009— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/weymouth-ns191009-1871/.