Boularderie, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Boularderie was a census subdivision in Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,359. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.257°N, 60.350°W.
Population
In 1881, Boularderie had a population of 1,359: 710 male and 649 female residents. Population density was 25.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,287 |
| 1881 | 1,359 |
| 1881 | 1,504 |
| 1891 | 1,305 |
| 1891 | 1,240 |
| 1901 | 1,073 |
| 1901 | 663 |
| 1911 | 1,463 |
| 1921 | 1,071 |
| 1921 | 411 |
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 Boularderie, 1891 (57.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Little Bras d'Or, 1891 (43.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Boularderie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 92 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 234 |
| Number of families | 234 |
| Number of females | 649 |
| Number of males | 710 |
| Number of married females | 187 |
| Number of married males | 187 |
| Number of married persons | 374 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 54 |
| POP TOT | 1,359 |
| Total population | 1,359 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 418 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 513 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 931 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 225 |
| Number of occupied houses | 226 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,124 |
| Acres of potatoes | 240 |
| Acres of wheat | 112 |
| BAR BU | 984 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 984 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,743 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,262 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,481 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,567 |
| BWT BU | 36 |
| HAY AC | 1,124 |
| HAY TONS | 1,720 |
| OAT BU | 15,743 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 13 |
| POT AC | 240 |
| POT BU | 30,262 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,720 |
| WHT AC | 112 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,481 |
Fisheries (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 7 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 610 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 11 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 3 |
| Barrels of oysters produced in the past year | 7 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 2,725 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 450 |
| Number of fishing boats | 34 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 4 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 55 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 26 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 1,229 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 109 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 610 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 55 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 34 |
| C UNMD F | 418 |
| C UNMD M | 513 |
| C UNMD TOT | 931 |
| CD NAME | Cape Breton |
| COD DX K | 1,229 |
| D OCC | 226 |
| EEL XB Q | 2 |
| FEMALE | 649 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 450 |
| GRA BU | 67 |
| H CON | 12 |
| H INHAB | 225 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| HAD DX K | 109 |
| HAL XB Q | 7 |
| MALE | 710 |
| MCK XB Q | 11 |
| MD F | 187 |
| MD M | 187 |
| MD TOT | 374 |
| NET XX F | 2,725 |
| NUMBER CD | 6 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 3 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 34 |
| OYS XB Q | 7 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 1,567 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 26 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 4 |
| WID F | 44 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 54 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS006003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006002— 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-ns006003-1881/.