Green Hill, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Green Hill was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 858. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.610°N, 62.814°W.
Population
In 1881, Green Hill had a population of 858: 424 male and 434 female residents. Population density was 33.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 888 |
| 1881 | 858 |
| 1891 | 757 |
| 1901 | 635 |
| 1911 | 497 |
| 1921 | 480 |
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, Green Hill shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 171 |
| Number of families | 171 |
| Number of females | 434 |
| Number of males | 424 |
| Number of married females | 128 |
| Number of married males | 127 |
| Number of married persons | 255 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP TOT | 858 |
| Total population | 858 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 274 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 283 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 557 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 167 |
| Number of occupied houses | 167 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,061 |
| Acres of potatoes | 146 |
| Acres of wheat | 277 |
| BAR BU | 583 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 583 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 367 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,870 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 235 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,383 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,133 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,530 |
| BWT BU | 367 |
| HAY AC | 2,061 |
| HAY TONS | 2,276 |
| OAT BU | 14,870 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 61 |
| POT AC | 146 |
| POT BU | 21,383 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,276 |
| WHT AC | 277 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,133 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 274 |
| C UNMD M | 283 |
| C UNMD TOT | 557 |
| D OCC | 167 |
| FEMALE | 434 |
| GRA BU | 61 |
| H INHAB | 167 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| MALE | 424 |
| MD F | 128 |
| MD M | 127 |
| MD TOT | 255 |
| NUMBER CD | 20 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 235 |
| TUR BU | 4,530 |
| WID F | 32 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016016— 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). "Green Hill, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/green-hill-ns020010-1881/.