Middleton Corners, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Middleton Corners was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,625. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3312661. 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 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 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,625 total population, 819 females, 806 males, 589 married persons, 319 families, 295 married males, 294 married females, 66 widowed persons, 52 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 970 single persons under 18, 497 single males under 18, 473 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 313 occupied houses, 312 inhabited houses, 5 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 36,233 bushels of potatoes, 10,353 bushels of oats, 7,904 bushels of turnips, 4,741 acres of hay crops, 4,321 tons of hay, 3,208 bushels of spring wheat, 2,842 bushels of other root crops, 2,340 bushels of barley, 1,897 bushels of buckwheat, 447 bushels of peas and beans, 288 acres of potatoes, 222 bushels of corn, 192 acres of wheat, 107 bushels of rye, 21 bushels of winter wheat, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 4,411 fathoms of fishing nets, 1,668 barrels of herring or alewives, 287 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 235 quintals of cod, 123 gallons of fish oil, 91 barrels of mackerel, 49 men on fishing boats, 44 barrels of salmon, 38 fishing boats, 9 barrels of halibut, 3 men on fishing vessels, 3 quintals of fascines fish, 1 fishing vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,625 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:
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: Q3312661
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middleton,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middleton_(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). "Middleton Corners, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/middleton-corners-ns016002-1881/.