Wolfville, T-V, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Wolfville, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,743. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q475953. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.109°N, 64.326°W.
Population
In 1921, Wolfville, T-V had a population of 1,743: 795 male and 948 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,458 |
| 1921 | 1,743 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Wolfville, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,743 total population, 948 females in the population, 855 females born in Canada, 795 males in the population, 728 males born in Canada, 51 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 42 females born outside the British Empire, 35 males born outside the British Empire, 32 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,283 persons of British origin (English), 210 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 104 persons of British origin (Irish), 61 persons of French origin, 30 persons of German origin, 26 persons of Dutch origin, 9 persons of Scandinavian origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 9 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 945 Baptists, 315 Anglicans (Church of England), 223 Presbyterians, 191 Methodists, 56 Roman Catholics, 5 Congregationalists, 3 Salvation Army adherents, 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Adventists, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Frederic Herbin | 1860–1923 | died here |
| Gilbert Lafayette Foster | 1871–1940 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS014017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q475953
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfville
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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). "Wolfville, T-V, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/wolfville-t-v-ns014017-1921/.