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 density was 597.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,595 |
| 1891 | 3,776 |
| 1901 | 4,447 |
| 1911 | 6,383 |
| 1921 | 8,974 |
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 540 |
| Number of families | 540 |
| Number of females | 1,329 |
| Number of males | 1,266 |
| Number of married females | 414 |
| Number of married males | 407 |
| Number of married persons | 821 |
| Number of widowed females | 98 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 128 |
| POP TOT | 2,595 |
| Total population | 2,595 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 817 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 829 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,646 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 458 |
| Number of occupied houses | 463 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 415 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of wheat | 48 |
| BAR BU | 196 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 196 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,917 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 405 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,080 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 877 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,879 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| BWT BU | 49 |
| HAY AC | 415 |
| HAY TONS | 487 |
| OAT BU | 1,917 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 28 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 8,080 |
| RYE BU | 1 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 487 |
| WHT AC | 48 |
| WHT SP BU | 877 |
| WHT WTR BU | 25 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 817 |
| C UNMD M | 829 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,646 |
| D OCC | 463 |
| FEMALE | 1,329 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 458 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 1,266 |
| MD F | 414 |
| MD M | 407 |
| MD TOT | 821 |
| NUMBER CD | 20 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 405 |
| SHAN | 5 |
| TUR BU | 1,879 |
| WID F | 98 |
| WID M | 30 |
| WID TOT | 128 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016036— 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/.