Mills, Village, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Mills, Village was a village in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,340. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.469°N, 64.302°W.
Population
In 1881, Mills, Village had a population of 3,340: 1,733 male and 1,607 female residents. Population density was 15.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,483 |
| 1881 | 3,340 |
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 Parrsboro, T-V, 1891 (3.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Mills, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 611 |
| Number of families | 611 |
| Number of females | 1,607 |
| Number of males | 1,733 |
| Number of married females | 537 |
| Number of married males | 537 |
| Number of married persons | 1,074 |
| Number of widowed females | 79 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 107 |
| POP TOT | 3,340 |
| Total population | 3,340 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 991 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,168 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,159 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 575 |
| Number of occupied houses | 576 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,019 |
| Acres of potatoes | 591 |
| Acres of wheat | 191 |
| BAR BU | 558 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 558 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,631 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,975 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 912 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 83,943 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,745 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,606 |
| BWT BU | 8,631 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 4,019 |
| HAY TONS | 4,507 |
| OAT BU | 19,975 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 82 |
| POT AC | 591 |
| POT BU | 83,943 |
| RYE BU | 16 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,507 |
| WHT AC | 191 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,745 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 991 |
| C UNMD M | 1,168 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,159 |
| D OCC | 576 |
| FEMALE | 1,607 |
| GRA BU | 35 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 575 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 1,733 |
| MD F | 537 |
| MD M | 537 |
| MD TOT | 1,074 |
| NUMBER CD | 22 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 912 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 3,606 |
| WID F | 79 |
| WID M | 28 |
| WID TOT | 107 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS022013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS022013— 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). "Mills, Village, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/mills-village-ns022013-1881/.