Windsor, T-V, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Windsor, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,019. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1973829. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.963°N, 64.107°W.
Population
In 1881, Windsor, T-V had a population of 3,019: 1,460 male and 1,559 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,715 |
| 1881 | 3,019 |
| 1901 | 3,398 |
| 1911 | 3,452 |
| 1921 | 3,591 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Curry's Corner, 1891 (88.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Windsor (Court House), 1891 (11.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Windsor, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,019 total population, 1,559 females, 1,460 males, 881 married persons, 555 families, 444 married females, 437 married males, 158 widowed persons, 111 widowed females, 47 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,980 single persons under 18, 1,004 single females under 18, 976 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 502 occupied houses, 501 inhabited houses, 24 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 28,304 bushels of potatoes, 12,392 bushels of oats, 10,156 bushels of turnips, 9,904 bushels of other root crops, 3,292 tons of hay, 2,660 bushels of spring wheat, 2,243 acres of hay crops, 1,346 bushels of barley, 564 acres of wheat, 324 bushels of buckwheat, 271 bushels of peas and beans, 246 acres of potatoes, 40 bushels of winter wheat, 31 bushels of corn, 21 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 1 fishing boats, 1 men on fishing boats. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 25 barrels of shad — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis Morris Wilkins | 1801–1885 | died here |
| Susanna Lucy Anne Haliburton | 1817–1899 | born here |
| Henry Youle Hind | 1823–1908 | died here |
| Amor De Cosmos | 1825–1897 | born here |
| Robert Grant Haliburton | 1831–1901 | born here |
| William Anderson Black | 1847–1934 | born here |
| Charles Frederick Fraser | 1850–1925 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,863 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:
NS018003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1973829
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_(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). "Windsor, T-V, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/windsor-t-v-ns018003-1881/.