Victoria, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Victoria was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 952. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.710°N, 63.676°W.
Population
In 1881, Victoria had a population of 952: 502 male and 450 female residents. Population density was 16.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 952 |
| 1891 | 843 |
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, Victoria shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 168 |
| Number of families | 168 |
| Number of females | 450 |
| Number of males | 502 |
| Number of married females | 150 |
| Number of married males | 145 |
| Number of married persons | 295 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP TOT | 952 |
| Total population | 952 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 272 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 341 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 613 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 167 |
| Number of occupied houses | 167 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,649 |
| Acres of potatoes | 138 |
| Acres of wheat | 491 |
| BAR BU | 800 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 800 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,936 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 156 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,828 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 96 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 74 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 28,657 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,263 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,608 |
| BWT BU | 5,936 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 2,649 |
| HAY TONS | 2,586 |
| OAT BU | 5,828 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 74 |
| POT AC | 138 |
| POT BU | 28,657 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,586 |
| WHT AC | 491 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,263 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 272 |
| C UNMD M | 341 |
| C UNMD TOT | 613 |
| D OCC | 167 |
| FEMALE | 450 |
| GRA BU | 156 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 167 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 502 |
| MD F | 150 |
| MD M | 145 |
| MD TOT | 295 |
| NUMBER CD | 22 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 96 |
| TUR BU | 2,608 |
| WID F | 28 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS022007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030016— 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). "Victoria, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/victoria-ns022007-1881/.