Somerset, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Somerset was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 967. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7559796. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.084°N, 64.737°W.
Population
In 1881, Somerset had a population of 967: 483 male and 484 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 939 |
| 1881 | 967 |
| 1891 | 931 |
| 1901 | 904 |
| 1911 | 909 |
| 1921 | 1,019 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Somerset shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 967 total population, 484 females, 483 males, 302 married persons, 182 families, 151 married females, 151 married males, 43 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 622 single persons under 18, 317 single males under 18, 305 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 180 inhabited houses, 180 occupied houses, 9 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 66,896 bushels of potatoes, 10,544 bushels of oats, 7,607 bushels of turnips, 3,476 tons of hay, 3,069 bushels of spring wheat, 2,789 acres of hay crops, 1,798 bushels of buckwheat, 1,704 bushels of other root crops, 604 bushels of barley, 588 bushels of rye, 451 acres of potatoes, 286 bushels of peas and beans, 251 acres of wheat, 143 bushels of corn, 59 bushels of winter wheat, 21 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 50 fathoms of fishing nets, 4 barrels of herring or alewives, 3 quintals of cod, 2 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 1 fishing boats, 1 men on fishing boats. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 969 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:
NS017005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7559796
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerset,_Kings_County,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Somerset, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/somerset-ns017005-1881/.