Middleboro, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Middleboro was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 952. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.710°N, 63.676°W.
Population
In 1881, Middleboro had a population of 952: 502 male and 450 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 952 |
| 1891 | 843 |
| 1901 | 814 |
| 1911 | 839 |
| 1921 | 713 |
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, Middleboro shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 952 total population, 502 males, 450 females, 295 married persons, 168 families, 150 married females, 145 married males, 44 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 613 single persons under 18, 341 single males under 18, 272 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 167 inhabited houses, 167 occupied houses, 1 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 28,657 bushels of potatoes, 5,936 bushels of buckwheat, 5,828 bushels of oats, 5,263 bushels of spring wheat, 2,649 acres of hay crops, 2,608 bushels of turnips, 2,586 tons of hay, 800 bushels of barley, 491 acres of wheat, 156 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 138 acres of potatoes, 96 bushels of other root crops, 74 bushels of peas and beans, 2 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 952 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:
NS022007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008013— 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). "Middleboro, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/middleboro-ns022007-1881/.