Windsor, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Windsor, Town—Ville was a town in Hants County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,019. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.963°N, 64.107°W.
Population
In 1881, Windsor, Town—Ville had a population of 3,019: 1,460 male and 1,559 female residents. Population density was 92.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,715 |
| 1881 | 3,019 |
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 555 |
| Number of families | 555 |
| Number of females | 1,559 |
| Number of males | 1,460 |
| Number of married females | 444 |
| Number of married males | 437 |
| Number of married persons | 881 |
| Number of widowed females | 111 |
| Number of widowed males | 47 |
| Number of widowed persons | 158 |
| POP TOT | 3,019 |
| Total population | 3,019 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,004 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 976 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,980 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 501 |
| Number of occupied houses | 502 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,243 |
| Acres of potatoes | 246 |
| Acres of wheat | 564 |
| BAR BU | 1,346 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,346 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 324 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,392 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 9,904 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 271 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 28,304 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,660 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,156 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| BWT BU | 324 |
| CRN BU | 31 |
| HAY AC | 2,243 |
| HAY TONS | 3,292 |
| OAT BU | 12,392 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 271 |
| POT AC | 246 |
| POT BU | 28,304 |
| RYE BU | 8 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,292 |
| WHT AC | 564 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,660 |
| WHT WTR BU | 40 |
Fisheries (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 25 |
| Number of fishing boats | 1 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 1 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BOAT MEN Q | 1 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 1 |
| C UNMD F | 1,004 |
| C UNMD M | 976 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,980 |
| CD NAME | Hants |
| D OCC | 502 |
| FEMALE | 1,559 |
| GRA BU | 21 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 501 |
| H UNINH | 24 |
| MALE | 1,460 |
| MD F | 444 |
| MD M | 437 |
| MD TOT | 881 |
| NUMBER CD | 18 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 9,904 |
| SHD XB Q | 25 |
| TUR BU | 10,156 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 111 |
| WID M | 47 |
| WID TOT | 158 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS018003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018003— 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). "Windsor, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/windsor-town-ville-ns018003-1881/.