Baddeck, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Baddeck was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,765. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.181°N, 60.750°W.
Population
In 1881, Baddeck had a population of 1,765: 858 male and 907 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,749 |
| 1881 | 1,765 |
| 1891 | 1,285 |
| 1901 | 1,235 |
| 1911 | 581 |
| 1921 | 485 |
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 Baddeck, 1891 (65.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Big Baddeck, 1891 (34.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Baddeck shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,765 total population, 907 females, 858 males, 459 married persons, 287 families, 230 married males, 229 married females, 71 widowed persons, 50 widowed females, 21 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,235 single persons under 18, 628 single females under 18, 607 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 287 inhabited houses, 287 occupied houses, 14 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 20,657 bushels of potatoes, 13,714 bushels of oats, 4,099 tons of hay, 3,635 bushels of turnips, 2,758 acres of hay crops, 1,832 bushels of spring wheat, 966 bushels of other root crops, 519 bushels of buckwheat, 376 bushels of barley, 277 acres of potatoes, 153 acres of wheat, 20 bushels of peas and beans, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 502 fathoms of fishing nets, 121 quintals of cod, 53 barrels of herring or alewives, 27 barrels of mackerel, 23 gallons of fish oil, 12 fishing boats, 12 men on fishing boats, 2 barrels of salmon. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Graham Bell | 1847–1922 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,765 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:
NS005005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020001_1911— 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). "Baddeck, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/baddeck-ns005005-1881/.