Truro, T-V, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Truro, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,461. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q283064. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.378°N, 63.267°W.
Population
In 1881, Truro, T-V had a population of 3,461: 1,666 male and 1,795 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,998 |
| 1881 | 3,461 |
| 1891 | 5,102 |
| 1901 | 5,993 |
| 1911 | 6,107 |
| 1921 | 7,562 |
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 Truro, T-V, 1871 (5.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Truro, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,461 total population, 1,795 females, 1,666 males, 1,151 married persons, 681 families, 583 married females, 568 married males, 152 widowed persons, 113 widowed females, 39 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,158 single persons under 18, 1,099 single females under 18, 1,059 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 641 occupied houses, 628 inhabited houses, 68 uninhabited houses, 13 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 18,422 bushels of potatoes, 4,151 bushels of other root crops, 2,242 bushels of oats, 1,437 tons of hay, 1,121 bushels of turnips, 1,019 bushels of spring wheat, 787 acres of hay crops, 305 bushels of buckwheat, 296 bushels of barley, 101 bushels of peas and beans, 74 acres of potatoes, 58 acres of wheat, 14 bushels of winter wheat, 8 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 8 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Mortimer Archibald | 1810–1884 | born here |
| Sir Adams George Archibald | 1814–1892 | born and died here |
| Peter Wilmot | 1824–1932 | died here |
| John Barnhill Dickie | 1829–1886 | died here |
| Rémi Benoît | 1842–1919 | died here |
| John Stanfield | 1868–1934 | died here |
| Daniel Isaac Vernon Eaton | 1869–1917 | born here |
| Frank Stanfield | 1872–1931 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,461 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:
NS019014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q283064
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truro,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truro_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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, T-V, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/truro-t-v-ns019014-1881/.