Belleisle, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Belleisle was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,090. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4883781. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.830°N, 65.419°W.
Population
In 1881, Belleisle had a population of 1,090: 554 male and 536 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,006 |
| 1881 | 1,090 |
| 1891 | 1,005 |
| 1901 | 968 |
| 1911 | 849 |
| 1921 | 787 |
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, Belleisle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,090 total population, 554 males, 536 females, 366 married persons, 217 families, 183 married females, 183 married males, 42 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 682 single persons under 18, 361 single males under 18, 321 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 208 inhabited houses, 208 occupied houses, 9 houses under construction, 6 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 23,623 bushels of potatoes, 5,692 bushels of turnips, 3,831 tons of hay, 2,783 bushels of oats, 2,444 acres of hay crops, 1,832 bushels of other root crops, 1,311 bushels of corn, 1,172 bushels of spring wheat, 855 bushels of barley, 695 bushels of buckwheat, 333 bushels of peas and beans, 212 acres of potatoes, 159 bushels of rye, 85 acres of wheat, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 2,980 fathoms of fishing nets, 1,865 barrels of herring or alewives, 176 gallons of fish oil, 153 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 74 quintals of cod, 46 fishing boats, 46 men on fishing boats, 2 barrels of mackerel. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,090 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:
NS016005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4883781
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleisle,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Belleisle, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/belleisle-ns016005-1881/.