Middleton Corners, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Middleton Corners was a census subdivision in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,625. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.982°N, 65.109°W.
Population
In 1881, Middleton Corners had a population of 1,625: 806 male and 819 female residents. Population density was 53.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,542 |
| 1881 | 1,625 |
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 Middleton, 1891 (38.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Port George, 1891 (61.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Middleton Corners shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 96 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 319 |
| Number of families | 319 |
| Number of females | 819 |
| Number of males | 806 |
| Number of married females | 294 |
| Number of married males | 295 |
| Number of married persons | 589 |
| Number of widowed females | 52 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP TOT | 1,625 |
| Total population | 1,625 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 473 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 497 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 970 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 312 |
| Number of occupied houses | 313 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,741 |
| Acres of potatoes | 288 |
| Acres of wheat | 192 |
| BAR BU | 2,340 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,340 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,897 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 222 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,353 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,842 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 447 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 36,233 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,208 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,904 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 21 |
| BWT BU | 1,897 |
| CRN BU | 222 |
| HAY AC | 4,741 |
| HAY TONS | 4,321 |
| OAT BU | 10,353 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 447 |
| POT AC | 288 |
| POT BU | 36,233 |
| RYE BU | 107 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,321 |
| WHT AC | 192 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,208 |
| WHT WTR BU | 21 |
Fisheries (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 9 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 1,668 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 91 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 44 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 4,411 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 123 |
| Number of fishing boats | 38 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 1 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 49 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 3 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 235 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 3 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 287 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 1,668 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 49 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 38 |
| C UNMD F | 473 |
| C UNMD M | 497 |
| C UNMD TOT | 970 |
| CD NAME | Annapolis |
| COD DX K | 235 |
| D OCC | 313 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 3 |
| FEMALE | 819 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 123 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 312 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| HAD DX K | 287 |
| HAL XB Q | 9 |
| MALE | 806 |
| MCK XB Q | 91 |
| MD F | 294 |
| MD M | 295 |
| MD TOT | 589 |
| NET XX F | 4,411 |
| NUMBER CD | 16 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,842 |
| SLM XB Q | 44 |
| TUR BU | 7,904 |
| VESS | 1 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 3 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 1 |
| WID F | 52 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS016002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016002— 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). "Middleton Corners, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/middleton-corners-ns016002-1881/.