Truro, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Truro, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville had a population of 3,461: 1,666 male and 1,795 female residents. Population density was 325.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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, 1871 (5.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Truro, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 681 |
| Number of families | 681 |
| Number of females | 1,795 |
| Number of males | 1,666 |
| Number of married females | 583 |
| Number of married males | 568 |
| Number of married persons | 1,151 |
| Number of widowed females | 113 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 152 |
| POP TOT | 3,461 |
| Total population | 3,461 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,099 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,059 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,158 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 13 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 628 |
| Number of occupied houses | 641 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 68 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 787 |
| Acres of potatoes | 74 |
| Acres of wheat | 58 |
| BAR BU | 296 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 296 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 305 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,242 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,151 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,422 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,019 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,121 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 14 |
| BWT BU | 305 |
| CRN BU | 8 |
| HAY AC | 787 |
| HAY TONS | 1,437 |
| OAT BU | 2,242 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 101 |
| POT AC | 74 |
| POT BU | 18,422 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,437 |
| WHT AC | 58 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,019 |
| WHT WTR BU | 14 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,099 |
| C UNMD M | 1,059 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,158 |
| D OCC | 641 |
| FEMALE | 1,795 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 628 |
| H UNINH | 68 |
| MALE | 1,666 |
| MD F | 583 |
| MD M | 568 |
| MD TOT | 1,151 |
| NUMBER CD | 19 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,151 |
| SHAN | 13 |
| TUR BU | 1,121 |
| WID F | 113 |
| WID M | 39 |
| WID TOT | 152 |
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, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/truro-town-ville-ns019014-1881/.