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 density was 53.3 people per square mile.
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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 274 |
| Number of females | 725 |
| Number of males | 715 |
| Number of married females | 247 |
| Number of married males | 246 |
| Number of married persons | 493 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| Total population | 1,440 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 439 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 460 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 899 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 268 |
| Number of occupied houses | 271 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 578 |
| BWT BU | 147 |
| CRN BU | 76 |
| HAY AC | 1,378 |
| HAY TONS | 1,487 |
| OAT BU | 1,406 |
| PEA BU | 36 |
| POT AC | 81 |
| POT BU | 15,964 |
| RYE BU | 20 |
| Total area (acres) | 32,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 18 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1 |
| AREA | 32,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 38 |
| CD | 191 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 274 |
| FEMALE | 725 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 271 |
| INHABITED | 268 |
| MALE | 715 |
| MARRIED F | 247 |
| MARRIED M | 246 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 493 |
| POPULATION | 1,440 |
| ROOT BU | 496 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 439 |
| SINGLE M | 460 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 899 |
| TUR BU | 3,330 |
| UNINHABITED | 25 |
| WIDOWED F | 39 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 48 |
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/.