Boisdale, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Boisdale was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 900. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.070°N, 60.526°W.
Population
In 1881, Boisdale had a population of 900: 430 male and 470 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 900 |
| 1891 | 935 |
| 1901 | 765 |
| 1911 | 685 |
| 1921 | 566 |
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, Boisdale shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 900 total population, 470 females, 430 males, 213 married persons, 147 families, 107 married males, 106 married females, 46 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 641 single persons under 18, 333 single females under 18, 308 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 138 inhabited houses, 138 occupied houses, 7 houses under construction, 4 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 22,794 bushels of potatoes, 8,060 bushels of oats, 1,350 bushels of barley, 886 bushels of spring wheat, 743 tons of hay, 626 acres of hay crops, 314 bushels of turnips, 240 acres of potatoes, 71 acres of wheat, 33 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 23 bushels of other root crops, 20 bushels of buckwheat, 2 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 171 quintals of cod, 125 fathoms of fishing nets, 50 men on fishing boats, 20 fishing boats, 6 barrels of herring or alewives, 1 barrels of trout. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 900 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:
NS006002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006001— 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). "Boisdale, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/boisdale-ns006002-1881/.