The settlement began with the arrival of David Welch and his family in 1769, as well as the Morrells. This was followed by the arrival of several more United Empire Loyalist families in 1783.
A ferry service connects the village with Freeport, Nova Scotia on Long Island. A second ferry runs from Digby Neck to Long Island.
Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail solo around the world, grew up in Westport, where his mother was born. A monument in his memory was built on the southern end of the village.
Mathematician Roland Richardson was the principal of Westport's high school from 1899 to 1902.
Demographicsedit
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Westport had a population of 193 living in 94 of its 119 total private dwellings, a change of -11.5% from its 2016 population of 218. With a land area of 11.68 km2 (4.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 16.5/km2 (42.8/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
westport, nova, scotia, 26083, 35167, 26083, 35167, class, notpageimage, location, westport, nova, scotia, post, office, westport, coordinates, using, openstreetmap, download, coordinates, coordinates, primary, coordinates, secondary, coordinates, village, dig. 44 15 39 N 66 21 06 W 44 26083 N 66 35167 W 44 26083 66 35167 class notpageimage Location of Westport in Nova Scotia The post office in Westport Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Westport Nova Scotia is a village in Digby County Nova Scotia and it is located on Brier Island in the Bay of Fundy As of 2021 the population was 193 1 History editThe settlement began with the arrival of David Welch and his family in 1769 as well as the Morrells This was followed by the arrival of several more United Empire Loyalist families in 1783 The village was incorporated in 1946 A ferry service connects the village with Freeport Nova Scotia on Long Island A second ferry runs from Digby Neck to Long Island Joshua Slocum the first person to sail solo around the world grew up in Westport where his mother was born A monument in his memory was built on the southern end of the village Mathematician Roland Richardson was the principal of Westport s high school from 1899 to 1902 Demographics editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Westport had a population of 193 living in 94 of its 119 total private dwellings a change of 11 5 from its 2016 population of 218 With a land area of 11 68 km2 4 51 sq mi it had a population density of 16 5 km2 42 8 sq mi in 2021 2 References edit 2016 census Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts Canada and designated places Statistics Canada February 9 2022 Retrieved May 9 2022 C Bruce Fergusson Westport Place Names and Places of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Archives 1967 p 727 Brier Island The Davis Family online family history nbsp This Digby County Nova Scotia location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Westport Nova Scotia amp oldid 1135966511, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
