Hillsburg, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Hillsburg was a census subdivision in Digby County, 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 287 |
| Number of families | 287 |
| Number of females | 683 |
| Number of males | 677 |
| Number of married females | 257 |
| Number of married males | 262 |
| Number of married persons | 519 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP TOT | 1,360 |
| Total population | 1,360 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 392 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 403 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 795 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 269 |
| Number of occupied houses | 279 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,162 |
| Acres of potatoes | 97 |
| Acres of wheat | 49 |
| BAR BU | 742 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 742 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,550 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,294 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,231 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 206 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,844 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 753 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,661 |
| BWT BU | 1,550 |
| CRN BU | 45 |
| HAY AC | 1,162 |
| HAY TONS | 1,095 |
| OAT BU | 2,294 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 206 |
| POT AC | 97 |
| POT BU | 10,844 |
| RYE BU | 1 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,095 |
| WHT AC | 49 |
| WHT SP BU | 753 |
Fisheries (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of fishing boats | 3 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 1 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 4 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 5 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BOAT MEN Q | 4 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 3 |
| C UNMD F | 392 |
| C UNMD M | 403 |
| C UNMD TOT | 795 |
| CD NAME | Digby |
| D OCC | 279 |
| FEMALE | 683 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 269 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 677 |
| MD F | 257 |
| MD M | 262 |
| MD TOT | 519 |
| NUMBER CD | 15 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,231 |
| SHAN | 10 |
| TUR BU | 4,661 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 5 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 1 |
| WID F | 34 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
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/.