Morristown, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Morristown was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,089. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6914103. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.740°N, 61.967°W.
Population
In 1881, Morristown had a population of 1,089: 563 male and 526 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,061 |
| 1881 | 1,089 |
| 1901 | 767 |
| 1911 | 639 |
| 1921 | 545 |
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, Morristown 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 1,089 total population, 563 males, 526 females, 239 married persons, 163 families, 120 married females, 119 married males, 57 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 26 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 793 single persons under 18, 418 single males under 18, 375 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 163 inhabited houses, 163 occupied houses, 13 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 20,682 bushels of potatoes, 8,947 bushels of oats, 3,353 bushels of spring wheat, 3,050 tons of hay, 2,441 acres of hay crops, 1,364 bushels of turnips, 1,041 bushels of barley, 633 bushels of buckwheat, 329 acres of wheat, 265 acres of potatoes, 60 bushels of peas and beans, 43 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 37 bushels of other root crops, 2 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,089 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:
NS021006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6914103
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morristown,_Antigonish_County
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). "Morristown, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/morristown-ns021006-1881/.