Baddeck, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Baddeck was a census subdivision in Victoria County, 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 density was 14.1 people per square mile.
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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 287 |
| Number of families | 287 |
| Number of females | 907 |
| Number of males | 858 |
| Number of married females | 229 |
| Number of married males | 230 |
| Number of married persons | 459 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 71 |
| POP TOT | 1,765 |
| Total population | 1,765 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 628 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 607 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,235 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 287 |
| Number of occupied houses | 287 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,758 |
| Acres of potatoes | 277 |
| Acres of wheat | 153 |
| BAR BU | 376 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 376 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 519 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,714 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 966 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,657 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,832 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,635 |
| BWT BU | 519 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 2,758 |
| HAY TONS | 4,099 |
| OAT BU | 13,714 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 20 |
| POT AC | 277 |
| POT BU | 20,657 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,099 |
| WHT AC | 153 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,832 |
Fisheries (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 53 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 27 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 2 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 502 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 23 |
| Number of fishing boats | 12 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 12 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 121 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 53 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 12 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 12 |
| C UNMD F | 628 |
| C UNMD M | 607 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,235 |
| CD NAME | Victoria |
| COD DX K | 121 |
| D OCC | 287 |
| FEMALE | 907 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 23 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 287 |
| H UNINH | 14 |
| MALE | 858 |
| MCK XB Q | 27 |
| MD F | 229 |
| MD M | 230 |
| MD TOT | 459 |
| NET XX F | 502 |
| NUMBER CD | 5 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 966 |
| SLM XB Q | 2 |
| TUR BU | 3,635 |
| WID F | 50 |
| WID M | 21 |
| WID TOT | 71 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS005005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020001_1871— 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/.