Roger's Hill, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Roger's Hill was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,146. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.651°N, 62.901°W.
Population
In 1881, Roger's Hill had a population of 1,146: 571 male and 575 female residents. Population density was 36.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,145 |
| 1881 | 1,146 |
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 became part of Hardwood Hill, 1891 (53.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Roger's Hill shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 203 |
| Number of families | 203 |
| Number of females | 575 |
| Number of males | 571 |
| Number of married females | 159 |
| Number of married males | 159 |
| Number of married persons | 318 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP TOT | 1,146 |
| Total population | 1,146 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 378 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 395 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 773 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 199 |
| Number of occupied houses | 199 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,807 |
| Acres of potatoes | 204 |
| Acres of wheat | 489 |
| BAR BU | 310 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 310 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,299 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 141 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,584 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 124 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,733 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,127 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,987 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| BWT BU | 2,299 |
| HAY AC | 1,807 |
| HAY TONS | 2,272 |
| OAT BU | 18,584 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 54 |
| POT AC | 204 |
| POT BU | 24,733 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,272 |
| WHT AC | 489 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,127 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 378 |
| C UNMD M | 395 |
| C UNMD TOT | 773 |
| D OCC | 199 |
| FEMALE | 575 |
| GRA BU | 141 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 199 |
| MALE | 571 |
| MD F | 159 |
| MD M | 159 |
| MD TOT | 318 |
| NUMBER CD | 20 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 124 |
| TUR BU | 1,987 |
| WID F | 38 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020009— 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). "Roger's Hill, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/roger-s-hill-ns020009-1881/.