Falmouth, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Falmouth was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 903. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q291134. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.990°N, 64.237°W.
Population
In 1881, Falmouth had a population of 903: 457 male and 446 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,598 |
| 1881 | 903 |
| 1891 | 829 |
| 1901 | 925 |
| 1911 | 914 |
| 1921 | 975 |
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, Falmouth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 903 total population, 457 males, 446 females, 287 married persons, 180 families, 145 married females, 142 married males, 43 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 573 single persons under 18, 303 single males under 18, 270 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 175 inhabited houses, 175 occupied houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 27,939 bushels of potatoes, 21,298 bushels of turnips, 9,578 bushels of oats, 2,453 bushels of spring wheat, 2,375 tons of hay, 2,097 acres of hay crops, 710 bushels of other root crops, 502 bushels of barley, 342 bushels of buckwheat, 211 acres of potatoes, 211 bushels of peas and beans, 168 acres of wheat, 124 bushels of corn, 120 bushels of rye, 63 bushels of winter wheat, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 600 fathoms of fishing nets, 5 fishing boats, 5 men on fishing boats. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 60 barrels of shad — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Silas Tertius Rand | 1810–1889 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 903 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:
NS018002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012003_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q291134
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falmouth,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Falmouth, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/falmouth-ns018002-1881/.