Tiverton, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Tiverton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 505. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7810395. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.344°N, 66.257°W.
Population
In 1881, Tiverton had a population of 505: 269 male and 236 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 505 |
| 1891 | 513 |
| 1901 | 542 |
| 1911 | 606 |
| 1921 | 522 |
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, Tiverton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 505 total population, 269 males, 236 females, 184 married persons, 97 families, 92 married females, 92 married males, 21 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 300 single persons under 18, 172 single males under 18, 128 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 80 inhabited houses, 80 occupied houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,902 bushels of potatoes, 1,068 bushels of turnips, 276 tons of hay, 234 bushels of oats, 166 acres of hay crops, 123 bushels of other root crops, 31 acres of potatoes, 28 bushels of barley, 26 bushels of buckwheat, 26 bushels of spring wheat, 2 acres of wheat, 1 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 6,150 gallons of fish oil, 6,086 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 2,665 quintals of cod, 2,265 fathoms of fishing nets, 1,066 barrels of herring or alewives, 84 men on fishing boats, 52 men on fishing vessels, 45 fishing boats, 6 fishing vessels, 4 shoremen. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 505 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:
NS015013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7810395
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiverton,_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). "Tiverton, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/tiverton-ns015013-1881/.