Trout Brook, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Trout Brook was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 881. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.955°N, 60.173°W.
Population
In 1881, Trout Brook had a population of 881: 430 male and 451 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 881 |
| 1891 | 902 |
| 1901 | 674 |
| 1911 | 571 |
| 1921 | 419 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Louisburg, T-V, 1871 (49.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Trout Brook shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 881 total population, 451 females, 430 males, 232 married persons, 172 families, 117 married males, 115 married females, 38 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 611 single persons under 18, 306 single males under 18, 305 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 156 inhabited houses, 156 occupied houses, 6 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 23,632 bushels of potatoes, 15,503 bushels of oats, 1,338 acres of hay crops, 1,149 tons of hay, 258 acres of potatoes, 224 bushels of barley, 103 bushels of turnips, 20 bushels of spring wheat, 2 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William McKay | 1847–1915 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 881 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:
NS006017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006027— 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). "Trout Brook, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/trout-brook-ns006017-1881/.