Willmot, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Willmot was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,893. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.986°N, 65.016°W.
Population
In 1871, Willmot had a population of 1,893: 952 male and 941 female residents. Population density was 49.1 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Willmot 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 | 359 |
| Number of females | 941 |
| Number of males | 952 |
| Number of married females | 329 |
| Number of married males | 322 |
| Number of married persons | 651 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 71 |
| Total population | 1,893 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 564 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 607 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,171 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 339 |
| Number of occupied houses | 339 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,308 |
| BWT BU | 2,617 |
| CRN BU | 1,114 |
| HAY AC | 5,333 |
| HAY TONS | 4,064 |
| OAT BU | 14,040 |
| PEA BU | 167 |
| POT AC | 516 |
| POT BU | 59,065 |
| RYE BU | 858 |
| Total area (acres) | 46,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 600 |
| WHT WTR BU | 37 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 51 |
| AREA | 46,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 13 |
| BEN BU | 477 |
| CD | 190 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 359 |
| FEMALE | 941 |
| GRA BU | 62 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 339 |
| INHABITED | 339 |
| MALE | 952 |
| MARRIED F | 329 |
| MARRIED M | 322 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 651 |
| POPULATION | 1,893 |
| ROOT BU | 2,127 |
| SINGLE F | 564 |
| SINGLE M | 607 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,171 |
| TUR BU | 7,229 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 48 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 71 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS190001— 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 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). "Willmot, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/willmot-ns190001-1871/.