Freeport, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Freeport was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 811. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5501101. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.277°N, 66.316°W.
Population
In 1881, Freeport had a population of 811: 423 male and 388 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 811 |
| 1891 | 751 |
| 1901 | 830 |
| 1911 | 806 |
| 1921 | 708 |
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, Freeport shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 811 total population, 423 males, 388 females, 279 married persons, 158 families, 140 married females, 139 married males, 33 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 499 single persons under 18, 275 single males under 18, 224 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 141 inhabited houses, 141 occupied houses, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,928 bushels of potatoes, 1,696 bushels of turnips, 391 bushels of other root crops, 307 tons of hay, 224 acres of hay crops, 171 bushels of oats, 130 bushels of barley, 49 bushels of buckwheat, 31 bushels of spring wheat, 22 acres of potatoes, 6 bushels of peas and beans, 2 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 4,193 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 3,999 gallons of fish oil, 1,691 quintals of cod, 1,339 fathoms of fishing nets, 147 barrels of herring or alewives, 86 men on fishing boats, 44 fishing boats, 25 men on fishing vessels, 4 fishing vessels, 4 shoremen, 1 quintals of fascines fish. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 811 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:
NS015005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009007_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5501101
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeport,_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). "Freeport, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/freeport-ns015005-1881/.