Shelburn, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Shelburn, Town—Ville was a town in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,055. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.741°N, 65.279°W.
Population
In 1881, Shelburn, Town—Ville had a population of 2,055: 1,028 male and 1,027 female residents. Population density was 40.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,789 |
| 1881 | 2,055 |
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 Sandy Point, 1891 (29.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Jordan Bay, 1891 (62.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Shelburne, T-V, 1891 (7.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Shelburn, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 98 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 387 |
| Number of families | 387 |
| Number of females | 1,027 |
| Number of males | 1,028 |
| Number of married females | 318 |
| Number of married males | 318 |
| Number of married persons | 636 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 94 |
| POP TOT | 2,055 |
| Total population | 2,055 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 642 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 683 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,325 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 377 |
| Number of occupied houses | 377 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 639 |
| Acres of potatoes | 78 |
| Acres of wheat | 10 |
| BAR BU | 99 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 99 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 780 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,037 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 210 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,306 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 123 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,563 |
| BWT BU | 13 |
| CRN BU | 41 |
| HAY AC | 639 |
| HAY TONS | 858 |
| OAT BU | 780 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 210 |
| POT AC | 78 |
| POT BU | 20,306 |
| RYE BU | 8 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 858 |
| WHT AC | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 123 |
Fisheries (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 29 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 2,071 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 190 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 51 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 3 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 8,011 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 5,890 |
| Number of fishing boats | 113 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 15 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 152 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 244 |
| Number of shoremen | 98 |
| Pounds of lobster canned in the past year | 200,000 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 20,801 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 20 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 544 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 2,071 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 152 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 113 |
| C UNMD F | 642 |
| C UNMD M | 683 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,325 |
| CD NAME | Shelburne |
| COD DX K | 20,801 |
| D OCC | 377 |
| EEL XB Q | 2 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 20 |
| FEMALE | 1,027 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 5,890 |
| GSP XB Q | 29 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 377 |
| H UNINH | 19 |
| HAD DX K | 544 |
| LOB XC P | 200,000 |
| MALE | 1,028 |
| MCK XB Q | 190 |
| MD F | 318 |
| MD M | 318 |
| MD TOT | 636 |
| NET XX F | 8,011 |
| NUMBER CD | 13 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 51 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,037 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 98 |
| TRT XB Q | 3 |
| TUR BU | 1,563 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 244 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 15 |
| WID F | 67 |
| WID M | 27 |
| WID TOT | 94 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS013003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013003— 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). "Shelburn, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/shelburn-town-ville-ns013003-1881/.