Maitland, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Maitland was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 610. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.498°N, 65.305°W.
Population
In 1881, Maitland had a population of 610: 328 male and 282 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 567 |
| 1881 | 610 |
| 1891 | 422 |
| 1901 | 374 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 341 |
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, Maitland shared boundaries with:
- Annapolis Royal
- Dalhousie
- Hessian Line
- Local District No. 11
- Local District No. 13
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Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 610 total population, 328 males, 282 females, 173 married persons, 101 families, 87 married males, 86 married females, 19 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 418 single persons under 18, 237 single males under 18, 181 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 100 inhabited houses, 100 occupied houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 9,493 bushels of potatoes, 1,687 bushels of turnips, 1,462 bushels of oats, 1,343 tons of hay, 1,297 bushels of barley, 1,234 acres of hay crops, 882 bushels of rye, 619 bushels of buckwheat, 294 bushels of spring wheat, 150 bushels of peas and beans, 140 bushels of other root crops, 75 acres of potatoes, 20 acres of wheat, 20 bushels of corn, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 610 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:
NS016015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004014— 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). "Maitland, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/maitland-ns016015-1881/.