Carleton, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Carleton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 724. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.036°N, 65.920°W.
Population
In 1881, Carleton had a population of 724: 383 male and 341 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 778 |
| 1881 | 724 |
| 1891 | 749 |
| 1901 | 629 |
| 1911 | 826 |
| 1921 | 754 |
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, Carleton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 724 total population, 383 males, 341 females, 274 married persons, 143 married females, 142 families, 131 married males, 12 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 438 single persons under 18, 250 single males under 18, 188 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 134 inhabited houses, 134 occupied houses, 11 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,426 bushels of turnips, 6,061 bushels of potatoes, 1,294 bushels of other root crops, 860 tons of hay, 817 acres of hay crops, 753 bushels of buckwheat, 306 bushels of spring wheat, 277 bushels of barley, 277 bushels of peas and beans, 250 bushels of oats, 180 bushels of corn, 81 acres of potatoes, 18 acres of wheat, 1 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 125 fathoms of fishing nets, 95 barrels of gaspareaux, 60 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 30 quintals of cod, 8 fishing boats, 4 barrels of trout, 3 barrels of eels, 2 barrels of other fish, 1 barrels of halibut, 1 men on fishing boats. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsay C. Gardner | 1875–1938 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 724 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:
NS014005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021005— 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). "Carleton, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/carleton-ns014005-1881/.