Centreville, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Centreville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,391. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5062713. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.152°N, 64.544°W.
Population
In 1881, Centreville had a population of 2,391: 1,242 male and 1,149 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,334 |
| 1881 | 2,391 |
| 1891 | 2,192 |
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, Centreville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,391 total population, 1,242 males, 1,149 females, 769 married persons, 456 families, 390 married males, 379 married females, 105 widowed persons, 73 widowed females, 32 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,517 single persons under 18, 820 single males under 18, 697 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 435 occupied houses, 434 inhabited houses, 20 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 199,457 bushels of potatoes, 13,537 bushels of oats, 8,109 bushels of turnips, 5,172 acres of hay crops, 5,140 tons of hay, 2,342 bushels of buckwheat, 1,779 bushels of other root crops, 1,434 bushels of winter wheat, 1,378 acres of potatoes, 1,370 bushels of spring wheat, 961 bushels of rye, 493 bushels of peas and beans, 350 bushels of barley, 303 acres of wheat, 228 bushels of corn, 11 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 1,807 fathoms of fishing nets, 779 barrels of herring or alewives, 539 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 319 barrels of mackerel, 306 quintals of cod, 266 gallons of fish oil, 59 men on fishing boats, 40 fishing boats, 39 shoremen, 25 barrels of salmon, 8 men on fishing vessels, 5 quintals of fascines fish, 2 fishing vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,391 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:
NS017003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS037003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5062713
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). "Centreville, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/centreville-ns017003-1881/.