New Campbellton, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
New Campbellton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 482. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.293°N, 60.460°W.
Population
In 1881, New Campbellton had a population of 482: 236 male and 246 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 482 |
| 1891 | 384 |
| 1901 | 391 |
| 1911 | 242 |
| 1921 | 240 |
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, New Campbellton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 482 total population, 246 females, 236 males, 105 married persons, 76 families, 53 married males, 52 married females, 25 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 352 single persons under 18, 177 single females under 18, 175 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 76 occupied houses, 75 inhabited houses, 2 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 7,391 bushels of potatoes, 3,498 bushels of oats, 416 tons of hay, 284 acres of hay crops, 219 bushels of spring wheat, 94 bushels of barley, 64 acres of potatoes, 24 bushels of turnips, 15 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 acres of wheat, 5 bushels of other root crops, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 2,034 fathoms of fishing nets, 1,195 quintals of cod, 382 gallons of fish oil, 324 barrels of herring or alewives, 85 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 69 men on fishing boats, 59 fishing boats, 30 barrels of mackerel, 9 barrels of halibut. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 482 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:
NS005007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020015_1881— 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). "New Campbellton, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-campbellton-ns005007-1881/.