Aylesford N, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Aylesford N was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,594. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.066°N, 64.894°W.
Population
In 1881, Aylesford N had a population of 1,594: 835 male and 759 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,530 |
| 1881 | 1,594 |
| 1891 | 1,637 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Aylesford N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,594 total population, 835 males, 759 females, 530 married persons, 302 families, 265 married females, 265 married males, 66 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 24 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 998 single persons under 18, 546 single males under 18, 452 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 296 inhabited houses, 296 occupied houses, 19 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 68,436 bushels of potatoes, 18,948 bushels of turnips, 14,215 bushels of oats, 5,270 acres of hay crops, 5,249 tons of hay, 4,748 bushels of spring wheat, 2,788 bushels of buckwheat, 2,001 bushels of other root crops, 1,854 bushels of barley, 1,142 bushels of rye, 581 bushels of corn, 493 acres of potatoes, 472 bushels of peas and beans, 226 acres of wheat, 93 bushels of winter wheat, 64 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 332 fathoms of fishing nets, 163 barrels of herring or alewives, 149 barrels of mackerel, 119 quintals of cod, 45 gallons of fish oil, 27 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 15 shoremen, 12 men on fishing boats, 8 fishing boats, 4 barrels of salmon, 3 quintals of fascines fish, 1 barrels of halibut. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,594 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS017012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS037012— 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 1881 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). "Aylesford N, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/aylesford-n-ns017012-1881/.