Pictou, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Pictou, Town—Ville was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,403. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1018711. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.705°N, 62.688°W.
Population
In 1881, Pictou, Town—Ville had a population of 3,403: 1,662 male and 1,741 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,403 |
| 1891 | 2,998 |
| 1901 | 3,235 |
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 Pictou, 1871 (35.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Pictou, 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 3,403 total population, 1,741 females, 1,662 males, 1,057 married persons, 678 families, 530 married females, 527 married males, 201 widowed persons, 155 widowed females, 46 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,145 single persons under 18, 1,089 single males under 18, 1,056 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 579 inhabited houses, 579 occupied houses, 22 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 10,734 bushels of potatoes, 3,878 bushels of turnips, 1,730 bushels of spring wheat, 1,514 bushels of oats, 904 bushels of other root crops, 902 tons of hay, 464 acres of hay crops, 241 bushels of barley, 128 bushels of peas and beans, 94 acres of wheat, 61 bushels of buckwheat, 48 acres of potatoes, 40 bushels of winter wheat, 30 bushels of corn, 3 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 3,403 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:
NS020006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS038028— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1018711
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictou
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictou
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). "Pictou, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pictou-town-ville-ns020006-1881/.