Blockhouse, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Blockhouse was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,888. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.509°N, 64.476°W.
Population
In 1881, Blockhouse had a population of 3,888: 1,958 male and 1,930 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,888 |
| 1891 | 4,153 |
| 1901 | 905 |
| 1911 | 833 |
| 1921 | 483 |
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, Blockhouse 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 3,888 total population, 1,958 males, 1,930 females, 1,439 married persons, 753 families, 724 married females, 715 married males, 124 widowed persons, 96 widowed females, 28 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,325 single persons under 18, 1,215 single males under 18, 1,110 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 654 inhabited houses, 654 occupied houses, 7 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 43,184 bushels of potatoes, 9,765 bushels of barley, 8,575 bushels of turnips, 8,242 bushels of other root crops, 5,204 acres of hay crops, 4,456 tons of hay, 2,873 bushels of rye, 1,852 bushels of oats, 1,154 bushels of buckwheat, 791 bushels of spring wheat, 467 bushels of peas and beans, 352 acres of potatoes, 70 acres of wheat, 24 bushels of corn, 13 bushels of winter wheat, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 13,405 quintals of cod, 5,896 gallons of fish oil, 3,373 fathoms of fishing nets, 2,632 barrels of herring or alewives, 504 barrels of mackerel, 212 men on fishing vessels, 59 men on fishing boats, 51 fishing boats, 17 fishing vessels, 12 barrels of other fish, 11 barrels of gaspareaux, 6 barrels of eels, 5 shoremen, 1 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,888 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:
NS011003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015004_1901— 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). "Blockhouse, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/blockhouse-ns011003-1881/.