Margaree S. W.-O., Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Margaree S. W.-O. was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,246. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.271°N, 61.085°W.
Population
In 1881, Margaree S. W.-O. had a population of 1,246: 623 male and 623 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,029 |
| 1881 | 1,246 |
| 1891 | 1,067 |
| 1901 | 1,029 |
| 1911 | 284 |
| 1921 | 859 |
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, Margaree S. W.-O. shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,246 total population, 623 females, 623 males, 309 married persons, 163 families, 155 married males, 154 married females, 33 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 904 single persons under 18, 458 single males under 18, 446 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 163 inhabited houses, 163 occupied houses, 3 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 22,758 bushels of potatoes, 10,583 bushels of oats, 3,551 tons of hay, 2,801 acres of hay crops, 1,802 bushels of turnips, 863 bushels of spring wheat, 570 bushels of barley, 508 bushels of buckwheat, 256 acres of potatoes, 78 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 70 acres of wheat, 63 bushels of other root crops, 33 bushels of corn, 16 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 429 barrels of gaspareaux, 321 fathoms of fishing nets, 276 quintals of cod, 88 barrels of mackerel, 63 gallons of fish oil, 62 quintals of fascines fish, 24 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 19 men on fishing boats, 15 barrels of herring or alewives, 8 fishing boats, 6 barrels of salmon, 2 shoremen. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,246 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:
NS004015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013012— 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). "Margaree S. W.-O., Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/margaree-s-w-o-ns004015-1881/.