New Glasgow, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
New Glasgow was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 943. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.606°N, 62.675°W.
Population
In 1881, New Glasgow had a population of 943: 464 male and 479 female residents. Population density was 32.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,498 |
| 1881 | 943 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in New Glasgow, 1871 (86.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Abercrombie, 1891 (67.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, New Glasgow shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 177 |
| Number of families | 177 |
| Number of females | 479 |
| Number of males | 464 |
| Number of married females | 134 |
| Number of married males | 138 |
| Number of married persons | 272 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 52 |
| POP TOT | 943 |
| Total population | 943 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 311 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 308 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 619 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 175 |
| Number of occupied houses | 175 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,883 |
| Acres of potatoes | 178 |
| Acres of wheat | 320 |
| BAR BU | 1,585 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,585 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 968 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 77 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,891 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 230 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 448 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,091 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,069 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,276 |
| BWT BU | 968 |
| HAY AC | 1,883 |
| HAY TONS | 1,804 |
| OAT BU | 14,891 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 448 |
| POT AC | 178 |
| POT BU | 16,091 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,804 |
| WHT AC | 320 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,069 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 311 |
| C UNMD M | 308 |
| C UNMD TOT | 619 |
| D OCC | 175 |
| FEMALE | 479 |
| GRA BU | 77 |
| H INHAB | 175 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 464 |
| MD F | 134 |
| MD M | 138 |
| MD TOT | 272 |
| NUMBER CD | 20 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 230 |
| TUR BU | 5,276 |
| WID F | 34 |
| WID M | 18 |
| WID TOT | 52 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020017— 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 Glasgow, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-glasgow-ns020017-1881/.