Woodville, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Woodville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 501. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.144°N, 64.658°W.
Population
In 1901, Woodville had a population of 501: 250 male and 251 female residents. Population density was 15.5 people per square mile.
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 Lakeville, 1891 (69.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Cornwallis, 1911 (69.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Woodville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 92 |
| Number of females | 251 |
| Number of males | 250 |
| Number of married females | 83 |
| Number of married males | 84 |
| Number of single females | 154 |
| Number of single males | 160 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| POP F | 251 |
| POP M | 250 |
| POP TOT | 501 |
| Total population | 501 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 88 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 92 |
| HOUSES | 88 |
| MARRIED F | 83 |
| MARRIED M | 84 |
| SINGLE F | 154 |
| SINGLE M | 160 |
| WIDOWED F | 14 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036028— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS036028— 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 1901 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). "Woodville, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/woodville-ns036028-1901/.