Black Point, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Black Point was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,051. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.709°N, 63.961°W.
Population
In 1881, Black Point had a population of 1,051: 566 male and 485 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 925 |
| 1881 | 1,051 |
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 Polling District No. 32b, 1891 (37.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Polling District No. 32a, 1891 (62.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Black Point shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,051 total population, 566 males, 485 females, 375 married persons, 189 families, 188 married males, 187 married females, 23 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 653 single persons under 18, 372 single males under 18, 281 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 165 occupied houses, 164 inhabited houses, 7 houses under construction, 6 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 12,281 bushels of potatoes, 1,600 bushels of turnips, 930 bushels of other root crops, 821 bushels of barley, 642 bushels of oats, 394 tons of hay, 302 acres of hay crops, 142 bushels of peas and beans, 111 acres of potatoes, 68 bushels of spring wheat, 3 acres of wheat, 2 bushels of buckwheat, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 15,017 fathoms of fishing nets, 2,661 barrels of mackerel, 315 barrels of herring or alewives, 301 quintals of cod, 195 men on fishing boats, 136 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 127 fishing boats, 106 gallons of fish oil, 30 barrels of gaspareaux, 19 men on fishing vessels, 10 barrels of salmon, 2 fishing vessels, 1 barrels of eels, 1 barrels of halibut, 1 barrels of trout. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,051 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:
NS010010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010010— 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). "Black Point, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/black-point-ns010010-1881/.