Yarmouth, T-V, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Yarmouth, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 6,280. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q864688. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.844°N, 66.126°W.
Population
In 1881, Yarmouth, T-V had a population of 6,280: 3,014 male and 3,266 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,335 |
| 1881 | 6,280 |
| 1901 | 6,430 |
| 1911 | 6,600 |
| 1921 | 7,073 |
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 South End, 1891 (4.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Court House, 1891 (2.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Exchange Building, 1891 (2.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Milton, 1891 (61.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Centre, Town—Ville, 1891 (2.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Yarmouth, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 6,280 total population, 3,266 females, 3,014 males, 2,242 married persons, 1,296 families, 1,128 married females, 1,114 married males, 287 widowed persons, 232 widowed females, 55 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,751 single persons under 18, 1,906 single females under 18, 1,845 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,176 inhabited houses, 1,176 occupied houses, 57 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 25,255 bushels of potatoes, 16,672 bushels of turnips, 12,128 bushels of other root crops, 3,650 tons of hay, 2,633 acres of hay crops, 1,593 bushels of oats, 1,483 bushels of spring wheat, 1,049 bushels of barley, 172 acres of potatoes, 123 acres of wheat, 77 bushels of buckwheat, 68 bushels of peas and beans, 36 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 19,901 quintals of cod, 6,476 gallons of fish oil, 3,008 barrels of mackerel, 2,709 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 1,609 fathoms of fishing nets, 748 barrels of herring or alewives, 331 men on fishing vessels, 57 fishing boats, 48 men on fishing boats, 23 fishing vessels, 19 barrels of gaspareaux, 9 barrels of trout, 7 barrels of halibut, 4 quintals of fascines fish. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 2 barrels of sardines — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abel Cutler Robbins | 1819–1901 | died here |
| Loran Ellis Baker | 1831–1899 | born here |
| Thomas McMurray | 1831–1900 | died here |
| John Lovitt | 1832–1908 | born and died here |
| Albert Clements Killam | 1849–1908 | born here |
| Lindsay C. Gardner | 1875–1938 | born and died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 6,274 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:
NS014003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q864688
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarmouth,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarmouth_(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). "Yarmouth, T-V, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/yarmouth-t-v-ns014003-1881/.