Year: 1881
| Province: Nova Scotia
| County: Lunenburg
New Germany, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
New Germany was a census subdivision in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,608. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.546°N, 64.689°W.
Population
In 1881, New Germany had a population of 3,608: 1,866 male and 1,742 female residents. Population density was 14.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|
| 1871 | 2,851 |
| 1881 | 3,608 |
| 1891 | 3,838 |
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 Germany shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| FAM NO | 578 |
| Number of families | 578 |
| Number of females | 1,742 |
| Number of males | 1,866 |
| Number of married females | 569 |
| Number of married males | 569 |
| Number of married persons | 1,138 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 96 |
| POP TOT | 3,608 |
| Total population | 3,608 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,108 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,266 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,374 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 558 |
| Number of occupied houses | 559 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 8,378 |
| Acres of potatoes | 468 |
| Acres of wheat | 114 |
| BAR BU | 8,626 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,626 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,713 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,825 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,146 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 810 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 64,337 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8,841 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,711 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,959 |
| BWT BU | 3,713 |
| CRN BU | 82 |
| HAY AC | 8,378 |
| HAY TONS | 6,456 |
| OAT BU | 8,825 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 810 |
| POT AC | 468 |
| POT BU | 64,337 |
| RYE BU | 8,841 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,456 |
| WHT AC | 114 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,711 |
Fisheries (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 5 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 25 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 25 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,108 |
| C UNMD M | 1,266 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,374 |
| CD NAME | Lunenburg |
| COD DX K | 25 |
| D OCC | 559 |
| EEL XB Q | 2 |
| FEMALE | 1,742 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 25 |
| GRA BU | 35 |
| H CON | 13 |
| H INHAB | 558 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 1,866 |
| MD F | 569 |
| MD M | 569 |
| MD TOT | 1,138 |
| NUMBER CD | 11 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 5 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,146 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 10,959 |
| WID F | 65 |
| WID M | 31 |
| WID TOT | 96 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS011005 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS038008 — 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 Germany, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-germany-ns011005-1881/.