Boularderie, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Boularderie was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,504. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.182°N, 60.520°W.
Population
In 1881, Boularderie had a population of 1,504: 710 male and 794 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,287 |
| 1881 | 1,504 |
| 1891 | 1,240 |
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, Boularderie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,504 total population, 794 females, 710 males, 372 married persons, 236 families, 186 married females, 186 married males, 74 widowed persons, 58 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,058 single persons under 18, 550 single females under 18, 508 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 236 inhabited houses, 236 occupied houses, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 28,987 bushels of potatoes, 17,921 bushels of oats, 1,868 tons of hay, 1,540 acres of hay crops, 1,382 bushels of spring wheat, 590 bushels of barley, 385 bushels of turnips, 324 acres of potatoes, 141 acres of wheat, 64 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 49 bushels of other root crops, 26 bushels of buckwheat, 11 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 1,282 fathoms of fishing nets, 712 quintals of cod, 302 gallons of fish oil, 228 barrels of herring or alewives, 99 men on fishing boats, 64 fishing boats, 32 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 7 barrels of salmon, 6 barrels of mackerel, 6 men on fishing vessels, 1 barrels of gaspareaux, 1 fishing vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,504 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:
NS005006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS043004— 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). "Boularderie, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/boularderie-ns005006-1881/.