Truro Road, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Truro Road was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 903. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.903°N, 63.555°W.
Population
In 1881, Truro Road had a population of 903: 448 male and 455 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 998 |
| 1881 | 903 |
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, Truro Road shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 903 total population, 455 females, 448 males, 249 married persons, 168 families, 125 married females, 124 married males, 30 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 624 single persons under 18, 313 single males under 18, 311 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 164 inhabited houses, 164 occupied houses, 19 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 16,623 bushels of turnips, 6,696 bushels of potatoes, 1,364 bushels of oats, 770 tons of hay, 678 bushels of spring wheat, 677 acres of hay crops, 330 bushels of buckwheat, 183 bushels of other root crops, 107 bushels of peas and beans, 90 acres of potatoes, 42 acres of wheat, 11 bushels of barley, 4 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 30 fathoms of fishing nets, 6 barrels of gaspareaux. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 902 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:
NS010016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010016— 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). "Truro Road, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/truro-road-ns010016-1881/.