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Wolfville — 1881 census geography (NS)

This page identifies a census boundary representation. Source-table records below retain their own reporting-unit identity and geographic qualifications.

Map snapshot identifier
NS017008_1881
Source boundary identifier
NS017008
Census vintage
1881
Source label
Wolfville
Province code
NS
District label
King's
Level
csd
Representation class
E93_Presence

Census continuity group: Wolfville

TCP UID: NS017008

Census source records

No source row has a supported or candidate endpoint here in the current assessment. This does not mean the population was zero.

Boundary intersections across censuses

These are computed polygon intersections in the equal-area CRS ESRI:102001. Fractions describe the area of the earlier and later polygons, respectively. They do not establish historical succession, and population has not been apportioned by area. All positive intersections are retained, including very small contributions.

Other census representationYears (earlier → later)Overlap (m²)Fraction of earlier areaFraction of later areaEvidence
Wolfville · 18711871 → 188138266539.3693634640.99999999999999920.9999999999999992APPROXIMATELY_EQUAL_EXTENTHistorical succession verified: False
Wolfville · 18911881 → 189138266539.3693634640.99999999999999920.9999999999999992APPROXIMATELY_EQUAL_EXTENTHistorical succession verified: False

Continuity assessments

People and biographical connections

These published connections come from the separate LINCS / Dictionary of Canadian Biography layer. A life event or overlapping lifespan does not establish residence at a census date. The association remains attached to this published page; it is not assigned to every revised census group.

NameLifespanConnection
J. M. (John Mockett) Cramp1796–1881died here
Edmund Albern Crawley1799–1888died here
Thomas Alfred Higgins1823–1905died here
Alfred Chipman Cogswell1834–1904died here

Individual records from the 1881 census

The individual census transcription is a separate dataset. Existing person citation anchors and the published geographic grouping are preserved. These records are not population totals derived from the rebuilt aggregate tables.

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