Bridgetown, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Bridgetown was a census subdivision in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,448. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q913891. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.878°N, 65.314°W.
Population
In 1881, Bridgetown had a population of 1,448: 723 male and 725 female residents. Population density was 35.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,334 |
| 1881 | 1,448 |
| 1891 | 1,117 |
| 1901 | 858 |
| 1911 | 996 |
| 1921 | 1,086 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bridgetown, 1891 (2.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Bridgetown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 100 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 304 |
| Number of families | 304 |
| Number of females | 725 |
| Number of males | 723 |
| Number of married females | 247 |
| Number of married males | 245 |
| Number of married persons | 492 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| POP TOT | 1,448 |
| Total population | 1,448 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 423 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 463 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 886 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 282 |
| Number of occupied houses | 283 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,654 |
| Acres of potatoes | 238 |
| Acres of wheat | 127 |
| BAR BU | 964 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 964 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,003 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 718 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,659 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,511 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 436 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 31,109 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 94 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,729 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,858 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 59 |
| BWT BU | 1,003 |
| CRN BU | 718 |
| HAY AC | 2,654 |
| HAY TONS | 3,309 |
| OAT BU | 3,659 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 436 |
| POT AC | 238 |
| POT BU | 31,109 |
| RYE BU | 94 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,309 |
| WHT AC | 127 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,729 |
| WHT WTR BU | 59 |
Fisheries (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 1,969 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 11 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 9 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 4,102 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 93 |
| Number of fishing boats | 39 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 3 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 47 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 1 |
| Number of shoremen | 1 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 98 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 1 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 101 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 1,969 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 47 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 39 |
| C UNMD F | 423 |
| C UNMD M | 463 |
| C UNMD TOT | 886 |
| CD NAME | Annapolis |
| COD DX K | 98 |
| D OCC | 283 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 1 |
| FEMALE | 725 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 93 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| GSP XB Q | 2 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 282 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| HAD DX K | 101 |
| MALE | 723 |
| MCK XB Q | 11 |
| MD F | 247 |
| MD M | 245 |
| MD TOT | 492 |
| NET XX F | 4,102 |
| NUMBER CD | 16 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 2 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,511 |
| SAR XB Q | 9 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 1 |
| TUR BU | 5,858 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 1 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 3 |
| WID F | 55 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 70 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS016004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004030— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q913891
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgetown,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgetown_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Bridgetown, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/bridgetown-ns016004-1881/.