Willmot, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Willmot was a census subdivision in 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 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 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,275 total population, 1,139 males, 1,136 females, 757 married persons, 463 families, 379 married males, 378 married females, 114 widowed persons, 81 widowed females, 33 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,404 single persons under 18, 727 single males under 18, 677 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 392 inhabited houses, 392 occupied houses, 7 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 60,618 bushels of potatoes, 16,071 bushels of turnips, 10,879 bushels of oats, 5,353 acres of hay crops, 5,058 bushels of spring wheat, 4,872 tons of hay, 4,096 bushels of other root crops, 3,741 bushels of buckwheat, 1,917 bushels of barley, 1,400 bushels of rye, 565 bushels of corn, 563 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 510 bushels of peas and beans, 472 acres of potatoes, 351 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 735 fathoms of fishing nets, 296 barrels of herring or alewives, 45 quintals of cod, 8 fishing boats, 4 barrels of mackerel, 3 men on fishing boats, 2 barrels of halibut. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,275 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.