Willmot, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Willmot was a census subdivision in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,275. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.986°N, 65.016°W.
Population
In 1881, Willmot had a population of 2,275: 1,139 male and 1,136 female residents. Population density was 59.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,893 |
| 1881 | 2,275 |
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 Meadowvale, 1891 (27.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Melvern, 1891 (43.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Margaretsville, 1891 (29.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Willmot shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 463 |
| Number of families | 463 |
| Number of females | 1,136 |
| Number of males | 1,139 |
| Number of married females | 378 |
| Number of married males | 379 |
| Number of married persons | 757 |
| Number of widowed females | 81 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 114 |
| POP TOT | 2,275 |
| Total population | 2,275 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 677 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 727 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,404 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 392 |
| Number of occupied houses | 392 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,353 |
| Acres of potatoes | 472 |
| Acres of wheat | 351 |
| BAR BU | 1,917 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,917 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,741 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 563 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 565 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,879 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,096 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 510 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 60,618 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,400 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,058 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 16,071 |
| BWT BU | 3,741 |
| CRN BU | 565 |
| HAY AC | 5,353 |
| HAY TONS | 4,872 |
| OAT BU | 10,879 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 510 |
| POT AC | 472 |
| POT BU | 60,618 |
| RYE BU | 1,400 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,872 |
| WHT AC | 351 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,058 |
Fisheries (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 296 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 4 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 735 |
| Number of fishing boats | 8 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 3 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 45 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 296 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 3 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 8 |
| C UNMD F | 677 |
| C UNMD M | 727 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,404 |
| CD NAME | Annapolis |
| COD DX K | 45 |
| D OCC | 392 |
| FEMALE | 1,136 |
| GRA BU | 563 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 392 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| HAL XB Q | 2 |
| MALE | 1,139 |
| MCK XB Q | 4 |
| MD F | 378 |
| MD M | 379 |
| MD TOT | 757 |
| NET XX F | 735 |
| NUMBER CD | 16 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,096 |
| TUR BU | 16,071 |
| WID F | 81 |
| WID M | 33 |
| WID TOT | 114 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS016001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016001— 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 1881 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). "Willmot, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/willmot-ns016001-1881/.