Summerside, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Summerside was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,454. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.403°N, 64.476°W.
Population
In 1881, Summerside had a population of 1,454: 736 male and 718 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,454 |
| 1891 | 1,513 |
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, Summerside shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,454 total population, 736 males, 718 females, 494 married persons, 267 families, 249 married males, 245 married females, 51 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 18 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 909 single persons under 18, 469 single males under 18, 440 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 222 occupied houses, 220 inhabited houses, 4 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 13,250 bushels of potatoes, 2,663 bushels of barley, 2,133 bushels of turnips, 1,821 acres of hay crops, 1,725 bushels of other root crops, 1,264 tons of hay, 1,177 bushels of rye, 843 bushels of oats, 222 bushels of spring wheat, 200 acres of potatoes, 179 bushels of buckwheat, 160 bushels of peas and beans, 20 bushels of corn, 9 acres of wheat, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 4,618 quintals of cod, 2,632 gallons of fish oil, 668 fathoms of fishing nets, 90 men on fishing vessels, 56 barrels of herring or alewives, 29 fishing boats, 12 barrels of mackerel, 8 fishing vessels, 4 men on fishing boats. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,454 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:
NS011004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS038012— 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). "Summerside, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/summerside-ns011004-1881/.