Preston, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Preston was a census subdivision in Halifax (County-Comté) County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 794. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.742°N, 63.409°W.
Population
In 1881, Preston had a population of 794: 394 male and 400 female residents. Population density was 27.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 715 |
| 1881 | 794 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Polling district No. 30, 1891 (68.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Preston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 164 |
| Number of families | 164 |
| Number of females | 400 |
| Number of males | 394 |
| Number of married females | 119 |
| Number of married males | 116 |
| Number of married persons | 235 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP TOT | 794 |
| Total population | 794 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 247 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 267 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 514 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 150 |
| Number of occupied houses | 150 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 543 |
| Acres of potatoes | 66 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR BU | 224 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 224 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 119 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 554 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 205 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 452 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,965 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,163 |
| BWT BU | 20 |
| CRN BU | 119 |
| HAY AC | 543 |
| HAY TONS | 417 |
| OAT BU | 554 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 452 |
| POT AC | 66 |
| POT BU | 4,965 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 417 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 47 |
Fisheries (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 13 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 20 |
| Number of fishing boats | 2 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 2 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 1 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BOAT MEN Q | 2 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 2 |
| C UNMD F | 247 |
| C UNMD M | 267 |
| C UNMD TOT | 514 |
| CD NAME | Halifax (County-Comté) |
| COD DX K | 1 |
| D OCC | 150 |
| EEL XB Q | 1 |
| FEMALE | 400 |
| GSP XB Q | 13 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 150 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 394 |
| MD F | 119 |
| MD M | 116 |
| MD TOT | 235 |
| NUMBER CD | 10 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 205 |
| TRT XB Q | 20 |
| TUR BU | 1,163 |
| WID F | 34 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS010018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Preston, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/preston-ns010018-1881/.