Bridgewater, T-V, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Bridgewater, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,487. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q474178. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.387°N, 64.726°W.
Population
In 1881, Bridgewater, T-V had a population of 3,487: 1,769 male and 1,718 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,912 |
| 1881 | 3,487 |
| 1891 | 3,936 |
| 1921 | 3,147 |
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, Bridgewater, T-V shared boundaries with:
- Conquerall
- Dalhousie
- Local District No. 10
- Local District No. 11
- Local District No. 9
- New Germany
- Petite Rivière
- Summerside
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,487 total population, 1,769 males, 1,718 females, 1,165 married persons, 619 families, 587 married females, 578 married males, 96 widowed persons, 68 widowed females, 28 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,226 single persons under 18, 1,163 single males under 18, 1,063 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 558 occupied houses, 555 inhabited houses, 14 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 41,493 bushels of potatoes, 7,980 bushels of turnips, 5,750 acres of hay crops, 5,517 bushels of rye, 5,511 bushels of barley, 3,983 bushels of oats, 3,592 tons of hay, 1,291 bushels of other root crops, 788 bushels of buckwheat, 786 bushels of spring wheat, 583 bushels of peas and beans, 348 acres of potatoes, 73 bushels of corn, 50 acres of wheat, 35 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 1,555 quintals of cod, 908 gallons of fish oil, 54 fathoms of fishing nets, 43 barrels of gaspareaux, 29 men on fishing vessels, 11 barrels of herring or alewives, 9 fishing boats, 5 barrels of other fish, 5 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 3 barrels of mackerel, 3 barrels of salmon, 3 men on fishing boats, 2 fishing vessels, 1 barrels of eels, 1 barrels of trout. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Doran Davison | 1819–1894 | died here |
| Mather Byles DesBrisay | 1828–1900 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,487 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:
NS011009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015043— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q474178
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgewater,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgewater_(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). "Bridgewater, T-V, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/bridgewater-t-v-ns011009-1881/.