Louisburg, T-V, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Louisburg, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 999. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3263622. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.927°N, 60.004°W.
Population
In 1881, Louisburg, T-V had a population of 999: 497 male and 502 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,446 |
| 1881 | 999 |
| 1891 | 1,116 |
| 1901 | 1,588 |
| 1911 | 1,006 |
| 1921 | 1,152 |
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 Louisburg, T-V, 1871 (36.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Louisburg, T-V 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 999 total population, 502 females, 497 males, 326 married persons, 203 families, 164 married females, 162 married males, 38 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 635 single persons under 18, 324 single males under 18, 311 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 190 occupied houses, 189 inhabited houses, 11 houses under construction, 10 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 9,396 bushels of potatoes, 1,356 bushels of oats, 919 acres of hay crops, 828 bushels of turnips, 573 tons of hay, 325 bushels of other root crops, 87 acres of potatoes, 20 bushels of barley, 10 bushels of buckwheat, 2 bushels of peas and beans, 2 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 6,483 fathoms of fishing nets, 4,585 quintals of cod, 1,249 gallons of fish oil, 1,180 barrels of herring or alewives, 963 barrels of mackerel, 884 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 187 men on fishing boats, 90 fishing boats. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| C. Bruce MacDougall | 1863–1910 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 999 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:
NS006011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006031— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3263622
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisbourg
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisbourg_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Louisburg, T-V, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/louisburg-t-v-ns006011-1881/.