Yarmouth, T-V, Nova Scotia (1871–1921)
Yarmouth, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in 5 censuses between 1871 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q864688, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from NO DATA in 1871
- incorporates territory from South End in 1901
- incorporates territory from Court House in 1901
- incorporates territory from Exchange Building in 1901
- incorporates territory from Centre, Town—Ville in 1901
Descendant places
- later split into Centre, Town—Ville in 1891
- later split into Milton in 1891
- later split into Exchange Building in 1891
- later split into Court House in 1891
- later split into South End in 1891
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,335 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 6,280 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1901 | 6,430 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 6,600 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 7,073 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 9 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert Huntington | 1799–1851 | born and died here |
| Thomas Killam | 1802–1868 | born here |
| William H. Townsend | 1812–1873 | died here |
| Abel Cutler Robbins | 1819–1901 | died here |
| Loran Ellis Baker | 1831–1899 | born here |
| Thomas McMurray | 1831–1900 | died here |
| John Lovitt | 1832–1908 | born and died here |
| Albert Clements Killam | 1849–1908 | born here |
| Lindsay C. Gardner | 1875–1938 | born and died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021022— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q864688
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarmouth,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarmouth_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.