Black Point, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Black Point was a census subdivision in Halifax (County-Comté) County, 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 density was 16.5 people per square mile.
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 96 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 189 |
| Number of families | 189 |
| Number of females | 485 |
| Number of males | 566 |
| Number of married females | 187 |
| Number of married males | 188 |
| Number of married persons | 375 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| POP TOT | 1,051 |
| Total population | 1,051 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 281 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 372 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 653 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 164 |
| Number of occupied houses | 165 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 302 |
| Acres of potatoes | 111 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR BU | 821 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 821 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 642 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 930 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 142 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,281 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 68 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,600 |
| BWT BU | 2 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 302 |
| HAY TONS | 394 |
| OAT BU | 642 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 142 |
| POT AC | 111 |
| POT BU | 12,281 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 394 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 68 |
Fisheries (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 30 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 315 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 2,661 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 10 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 1 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 15,017 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 106 |
| Number of fishing boats | 127 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 2 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 195 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 19 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 301 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 136 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 315 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 195 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 127 |
| C UNMD F | 281 |
| C UNMD M | 372 |
| C UNMD TOT | 653 |
| CD NAME | Halifax (County-Comté) |
| COD DX K | 301 |
| D OCC | 165 |
| EEL XB Q | 1 |
| FEMALE | 485 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 106 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| GSP XB Q | 30 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 164 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| HAD DX K | 136 |
| HAL XB Q | 1 |
| MALE | 566 |
| MCK XB Q | 2,661 |
| MD F | 187 |
| MD M | 188 |
| MD TOT | 375 |
| NET XX F | 15,017 |
| NUMBER CD | 10 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 930 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| SLM XB Q | 10 |
| TRT XB Q | 1 |
| TUR BU | 1,600 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 19 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 2 |
| WID F | 17 |
| WID M | 6 |
| WID TOT | 23 |
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/.