Conquerall, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Conquerall was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,369. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.320°N, 64.473°W.
Population
In 1881, Conquerall had a population of 1,369: 682 male and 687 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,166 |
| 1881 | 1,369 |
| 1891 | 1,418 |
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, Conquerall shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,369 total population, 687 females, 682 males, 437 married persons, 246 families, 219 married females, 218 married males, 34 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 898 single persons under 18, 458 single males under 18, 440 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 229 inhabited houses, 229 occupied houses, 7 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 18,067 bushels of potatoes, 2,953 bushels of barley, 1,677 bushels of turnips, 1,401 acres of hay crops, 1,198 bushels of other root crops, 1,168 bushels of rye, 1,100 tons of hay, 711 bushels of oats, 227 bushels of buckwheat, 159 acres of potatoes, 147 bushels of spring wheat, 116 bushels of peas and beans, 16 bushels of winter wheat, 7 acres of wheat, 5 bushels of corn, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 4,331 quintals of cod, 2,464 gallons of fish oil, 770 fathoms of fishing nets, 152 barrels of herring or alewives, 67 men on fishing vessels, 52 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 50 men on fishing boats, 35 barrels of mackerel, 28 fishing boats, 9 fishing vessels, 6 barrels of other fish, 5 barrels of halibut. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,369 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:
NS011013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS038005— 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). "Conquerall, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/conquerall-ns011013-1881/.