Wolfville, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Wolfville, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,458. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q475953. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.109°N, 64.326°W.
Population
In 1911, Wolfville, T-V had a population of 1,458: 642 male and 816 female residents. Population density was 718.2 people per square mile.
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).
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 Grand Pré, 1901 (7.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Wolfville, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,458 total population, 1,300 area in acres, 816 females in the population, 718.22 population per square mile, 642 males in the population, 472 single (never-married) females, 354 single (never-married) males, 311 families, 259 married males, 258 married females, 69 widowed females, 17 females with marital status not given, 14 widowed males, 12 males with marital status not given, 2.03 area in square miles, 2 legally separated males, 1 divorced males. 1,412 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,004 persons of British origin (English), 253 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 94 persons of British origin (Irish), 50 persons of German origin, 22 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Chinese origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 20 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. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 776 Baptists, 262 Methodists, 227 Anglicans (Church of England), 134 Presbyterians, 56 Roman Catholics, 10 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 310 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, 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:
NS048017— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/wolfville-t-v-ns048017-1911/.