Hillsburg, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Hillsburg was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,360. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.556°N, 65.650°W.
Population
In 1881, Hillsburg had a population of 1,360: 677 male and 683 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,570 |
| 1881 | 1,360 |
| 1891 | 1,294 |
| 1901 | 1,162 |
| 1911 | 1,080 |
| 1921 | 878 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Hillsburg, 1871 (60.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Hillsburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,360 total population, 683 females, 677 males, 519 married persons, 287 families, 262 married males, 257 married females, 46 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 795 single persons under 18, 403 single males under 18, 392 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 279 occupied houses, 269 inhabited houses, 10 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 10,844 bushels of potatoes, 4,661 bushels of turnips, 2,294 bushels of oats, 1,550 bushels of buckwheat, 1,231 bushels of other root crops, 1,162 acres of hay crops, 1,095 tons of hay, 753 bushels of spring wheat, 742 bushels of barley, 206 bushels of peas and beans, 97 acres of potatoes, 49 acres of wheat, 45 bushels of corn, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 5 men on fishing vessels, 4 men on fishing boats, 3 fishing boats, 1 fishing vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,360 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:
NS015001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009009— 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). "Hillsburg, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hillsburg-ns015001-1881/.