New Ross, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
New Ross was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,072. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14875739. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.757°N, 64.492°W.
Population
In 1881, New Ross had a population of 1,072: 565 male and 507 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 972 |
| 1881 | 1,072 |
| 1891 | 1,127 |
| 1901 | 1,264 |
| 1911 | 1,372 |
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 Ross 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 1,072 total population, 565 males, 507 females, 324 married persons, 170 families, 162 married females, 162 married males, 29 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 719 single persons under 18, 393 single males under 18, 326 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 165 inhabited houses, 165 occupied houses, 6 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 27,862 bushels of potatoes, 2,800 acres of hay crops, 2,665 bushels of turnips, 2,659 tons of hay, 1,663 bushels of buckwheat, 1,289 bushels of oats, 1,165 bushels of spring wheat, 1,029 bushels of barley, 268 acres of wheat, 248 acres of potatoes, 208 bushels of rye, 110 bushels of other root crops, 102 bushels of peas and beans, 21 bushels of corn, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,072 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:
NS011007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS049026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q14875739
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 Ross, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-ross-ns011007-1881/.