Spryfield (Prospect Road), Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Spryfield (Prospect Road) was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 438. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7581462. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.585°N, 63.684°W.
Population
In 1881, Spryfield (Prospect Road) had a population of 438: 223 male and 215 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 407 |
| 1881 | 438 |
| 1891 | 422 |
| 1901 | 443 |
| 1911 | 413 |
| 1921 | 368 |
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, Spryfield (Prospect Road) shared boundaries with:
- East Dover
- French Village
- Northwest Arm
- Polling District No. 15
- Polling District No. 7
- Sambro
- Terence Bay
- Upper Prospect
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 438 total population, 223 males, 215 females, 132 married persons, 79 families, 66 married females, 66 married males, 15 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 291 single persons under 18, 155 single males under 18, 136 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 71 occupied houses, 70 inhabited houses, 9 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 4,364 bushels of potatoes, 796 bushels of turnips, 713 tons of hay, 667 bushels of oats, 573 bushels of other root crops, 424 acres of hay crops, 73 bushels of peas and beans, 34 acres of potatoes, 4 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 3,760 fathoms of fishing nets, 400 barrels of mackerel, 15 barrels of gaspareaux, 15 men on fishing boats, 15 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 12 fishing boats, 1 barrels of trout. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 438 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:
NS010007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011039— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7581462
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spryfield
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). "Spryfield (Prospect Road), Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/spryfield-prospect-road-ns010007-1881/.