Yarmouth, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Yarmouth, Town—Ville was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 6,430. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.838°N, 66.108°W.
Population
In 1901, Yarmouth, Town—Ville had a population of 6,430: 2,936 male and 3,494 female residents.
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 contained South End, 1891 (9.3% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Court House, 1891 (4.0% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Exchange Building, 1891 (4.8% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Centre, Town—Ville, 1891 (5.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Yarmouth, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 1 |
| Number of families | 1,334 |
| Number of females | 3,494 |
| Number of males | 2,936 |
| Number of married females | 1,132 |
| Number of married males | 1,132 |
| Number of single females | 2,088 |
| Number of single males | 1,724 |
| Number of widowed females | 273 |
| Number of widowed males | 80 |
| POP F | 3,494 |
| POP M | 2,936 |
| POP TOT | 6,430 |
| Total population | 6,430 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,291 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| DIVORCED F | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 1,334 |
| HOUSES | 1,291 |
| MARRIED F | 1,132 |
| MARRIED M | 1,132 |
| SINGLE F | 2,088 |
| SINGLE M | 1,724 |
| WIDOWED F | 273 |
| WIDOWED M | 80 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS042021— 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). "Yarmouth, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/yarmouth-town-ville-ns042021-1901/.