Earltown, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Earltown was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,173. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.608°N, 63.166°W.
Population
In 1881, Earltown had a population of 1,173: 561 male and 612 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,233 |
| 1881 | 1,173 |
| 1891 | 1,038 |
| 1901 | 895 |
| 1911 | 657 |
| 1921 | 575 |
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, Earltown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 213 |
| Number of families | 213 |
| Number of females | 612 |
| Number of males | 561 |
| Number of married females | 163 |
| Number of married males | 164 |
| Number of married persons | 327 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP TOT | 1,173 |
| Total population | 1,173 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 401 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 379 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 780 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 208 |
| Number of occupied houses | 208 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,595 |
| Acres of potatoes | 247 |
| Acres of wheat | 274 |
| BAR BU | 885 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 885 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,019 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 130 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,182 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 109 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,304 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,335 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,323 |
| BWT BU | 5,019 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 2,595 |
| HAY TONS | 2,866 |
| OAT BU | 23,182 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 100 |
| POT AC | 247 |
| POT BU | 32,304 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,866 |
| WHT AC | 274 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,335 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 401 |
| C UNMD M | 379 |
| C UNMD TOT | 780 |
| D OCC | 208 |
| FEMALE | 612 |
| GRA BU | 130 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 208 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| MALE | 561 |
| MD F | 163 |
| MD M | 164 |
| MD TOT | 327 |
| NUMBER CD | 19 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 109 |
| TUR BU | 1,323 |
| WID F | 48 |
| WID M | 18 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS019011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007005— 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). "Earltown, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/earltown-ns019011-1881/.