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 |
| 1911 | 3,179 |
| 1921 | 2,988 |
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 678 |
| Number of families | 678 |
| Number of females | 1,741 |
| Number of males | 1,662 |
| Number of married females | 530 |
| Number of married males | 527 |
| Number of married persons | 1,057 |
| Number of widowed females | 155 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 201 |
| POP TOT | 3,403 |
| Total population | 3,403 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,056 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,089 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,145 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 579 |
| Number of occupied houses | 579 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 464 |
| Acres of potatoes | 48 |
| Acres of wheat | 94 |
| BAR BU | 241 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 241 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,514 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 904 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 128 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,734 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,730 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,878 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| BWT BU | 61 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 464 |
| HAY TONS | 902 |
| OAT BU | 1,514 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 128 |
| POT AC | 48 |
| POT BU | 10,734 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 902 |
| WHT AC | 94 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,730 |
| WHT WTR BU | 40 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,056 |
| C UNMD M | 1,089 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,145 |
| D OCC | 579 |
| FEMALE | 1,741 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 579 |
| H UNINH | 22 |
| MALE | 1,662 |
| MD F | 530 |
| MD M | 527 |
| MD TOT | 1,057 |
| NUMBER CD | 20 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 904 |
| TUR BU | 3,878 |
| WID F | 155 |
| WID M | 46 |
| WID TOT | 201 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016037— 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/.