French Village, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
French Village was a village in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 759. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5501952. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.669°N, 63.823°W.
Population
In 1881, French Village had a population of 759: 397 male and 362 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 668 |
| 1881 | 759 |
| 1901 | 827 |
| 1911 | 832 |
| 1921 | 761 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Polling District No. 11, 1891 (43.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Polling District No. 12, 1891 (56.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, French Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 759 total population, 397 males, 362 females, 231 married persons, 136 families, 116 married females, 115 married males, 34 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 494 single persons under 18, 270 single males under 18, 224 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 124 inhabited houses, 124 occupied houses, 8 houses under construction, 8 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 9,015 bushels of potatoes, 1,293 bushels of other root crops, 1,017 bushels of turnips, 780 bushels of barley, 463 bushels of oats, 430 tons of hay, 256 acres of hay crops, 99 bushels of spring wheat, 68 bushels of peas and beans, 61 acres of potatoes, 4 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 14,197 fathoms of fishing nets, 1,611 barrels of mackerel, 1,280 gallons of fish oil, 1,255 quintals of cod, 396 barrels of herring or alewives, 120 men on fishing boats, 111 fishing boats, 91 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 13 barrels of trout, 12 barrels of gaspareaux, 10 men on fishing vessels, 7 barrels of salmon, 2 barrels of eels, 1 fishing vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 759 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:
NS010009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5501952
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Village,_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). "French Village, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/french-village-ns010009-1881/.