Preston, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Preston was a census subdivision in 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 715 |
| 1881 | 794 |
| 1901 | 498 |
| 1911 | 519 |
| 1921 | 572 |
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 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 794 total population, 400 females, 394 males, 235 married persons, 164 families, 119 married females, 116 married males, 45 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 514 single persons under 18, 267 single males under 18, 247 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 150 inhabited houses, 150 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 4,965 bushels of potatoes, 1,163 bushels of turnips, 554 bushels of oats, 543 acres of hay crops, 452 bushels of peas and beans, 417 tons of hay, 224 bushels of barley, 205 bushels of other root crops, 119 bushels of corn, 66 acres of potatoes, 47 bushels of spring wheat, 20 bushels of buckwheat, 3 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 20 barrels of trout, 13 barrels of gaspareaux, 2 fishing boats, 2 men on fishing boats, 1 barrels of eels, 1 quintals of cod. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 794 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:
NS010018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011028— 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/.