Maitland, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Maitland was a census subdivision in Hants County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,766. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.240°N, 63.536°W.
Population
In 1881, Maitland had a population of 2,766: 1,430 male and 1,336 female residents. Population density was 24.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,463 |
| 1881 | 2,766 |
| 1891 | 708 |
| 1901 | 1,763 |
| 1911 | 1,496 |
| 1921 | 1,326 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Five Mile River, 1891 (45.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained South Maitland, 1891 (18.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Selmah, 1891 (22.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Maitland, 1891 (14.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Maitland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 480 |
| Number of families | 480 |
| Number of females | 1,336 |
| Number of males | 1,430 |
| Number of married females | 413 |
| Number of married males | 413 |
| Number of married persons | 826 |
| Number of widowed females | 71 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 97 |
| POP TOT | 2,766 |
| Total population | 2,766 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 852 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 991 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,843 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 464 |
| Number of occupied houses | 472 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,112 |
| Acres of potatoes | 363 |
| Acres of wheat | 796 |
| BAR BU | 363 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 363 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,427 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,326 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,610 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 248 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 42,878 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 149 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,031 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,779 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 50 |
| BWT BU | 2,427 |
| CRN BU | 15 |
| HAY AC | 3,112 |
| HAY TONS | 4,192 |
| OAT BU | 6,326 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 248 |
| POT AC | 363 |
| POT BU | 42,878 |
| RYE BU | 149 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,192 |
| WHT AC | 796 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,031 |
| WHT WTR BU | 50 |
Fisheries (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 3 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 169 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 2,093 |
| Number of fishing boats | 9 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 13 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 8 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 1 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BOAT MEN Q | 13 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 9 |
| C UNMD F | 852 |
| C UNMD M | 991 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,843 |
| CD NAME | Hants |
| COD DX K | 8 |
| D OCC | 472 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 1 |
| FEMALE | 1,336 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| GSP XB Q | 1 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 464 |
| H UNINH | 17 |
| MALE | 1,430 |
| MD F | 413 |
| MD M | 413 |
| MD TOT | 826 |
| NET XX F | 2,093 |
| NUMBER CD | 18 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,610 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| SHD XB Q | 169 |
| SLM XB Q | 3 |
| TUR BU | 9,779 |
| VESS | 6 |
| WID F | 71 |
| WID M | 26 |
| WID TOT | 97 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS018012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012006— 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-ns018012-1881/.