Aylesford S, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Aylesford S was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,941. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.983°N, 64.856°W.
Population
In 1881, Aylesford S had a population of 1,941: 989 male and 952 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,571 |
| 1881 | 1,941 |
| 1891 | 1,889 |
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 S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,941 total population, 989 males, 952 females, 665 married persons, 366 families, 335 married males, 330 married females, 57 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,219 single persons under 18, 637 single males under 18, 582 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 354 occupied houses, 352 inhabited houses, 9 uninhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 79,128 bushels of potatoes, 11,774 bushels of turnips, 9,938 bushels of oats, 5,349 acres of hay crops, 5,141 bushels of spring wheat, 4,763 tons of hay, 3,990 bushels of buckwheat, 3,246 bushels of rye, 2,138 bushels of other root crops, 696 bushels of corn, 608 bushels of peas and beans, 596 acres of potatoes, 442 acres of wheat, 363 bushels of barley, 53 bushels of winter wheat, 36 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Tupper | 1794–1881 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,941 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:
NS017010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS037010— 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 S, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/aylesford-s-ns017010-1881/.