Aylesford S, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Aylesford S was a census subdivision in Kings County, 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 density was 25.4 people per square mile.
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 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 366 |
| Number of families | 366 |
| Number of females | 952 |
| Number of males | 989 |
| Number of married females | 330 |
| Number of married males | 335 |
| Number of married persons | 665 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 57 |
| POP TOT | 1,941 |
| Total population | 1,941 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 582 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 637 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,219 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 352 |
| Number of occupied houses | 354 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,349 |
| Acres of potatoes | 596 |
| Acres of wheat | 442 |
| BAR BU | 363 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 363 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,990 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 696 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,938 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,138 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 608 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 79,128 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,246 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,141 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,774 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 53 |
| BWT BU | 3,990 |
| CRN BU | 696 |
| HAY AC | 5,349 |
| HAY TONS | 4,763 |
| OAT BU | 9,938 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 608 |
| POT AC | 596 |
| POT BU | 79,128 |
| RYE BU | 3,246 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,763 |
| WHT AC | 442 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,141 |
| WHT WTR BU | 53 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 582 |
| C UNMD M | 637 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,219 |
| CD NAME | Kings |
| D OCC | 354 |
| FEMALE | 952 |
| GRA BU | 36 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 352 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 989 |
| MD F | 330 |
| MD M | 335 |
| MD TOT | 665 |
| NUMBER CD | 17 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,138 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 11,774 |
| WID F | 40 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 57 |
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/.