New Glasgow, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
New Glasgow, Town—Ville was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,595. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q286048. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.586°N, 62.643°W.
Population
In 1881, New Glasgow, Town—Ville had a population of 2,595: 1,266 male and 1,329 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,595 |
| 1891 | 3,776 |
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 (13.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, New Glasgow, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,595 total population, 1,329 females, 1,266 males, 821 married persons, 540 families, 414 married females, 407 married males, 128 widowed persons, 98 widowed females, 30 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,646 single persons under 18, 829 single males under 18, 817 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 463 occupied houses, 458 inhabited houses, 9 uninhabited houses, 5 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 8,080 bushels of potatoes, 1,917 bushels of oats, 1,879 bushels of turnips, 877 bushels of spring wheat, 487 tons of hay, 415 acres of hay crops, 405 bushels of other root crops, 196 bushels of barley, 49 bushels of buckwheat, 48 acres of wheat, 39 acres of potatoes, 26 bushels of peas and beans, 25 bushels of winter wheat, 1 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Murray | 1825–1888 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,595 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:
NS020016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS039020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q286048
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Glasgow,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Glasgow
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, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-glasgow-town-ville-ns020016-1881/.