Broad Cove Marsh, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Broad Cove Marsh was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,075. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.295°N, 61.210°W.
Population
In 1881, Broad Cove Marsh had a population of 1,075: 510 male and 565 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,075 |
| 1891 | 1,085 |
| 1901 | 988 |
| 1911 | 959 |
| 1921 | 871 |
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, Broad Cove Marsh shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,075 total population, 565 females, 510 males, 210 married persons, 142 families, 105 married females, 105 married males, 45 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 820 single persons under 18, 431 single females under 18, 389 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 139 inhabited houses, 139 occupied houses, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 16,983 bushels of potatoes, 12,489 bushels of oats, 2,167 tons of hay, 1,592 acres of hay crops, 1,441 bushels of turnips, 1,339 bushels of spring wheat, 1,304 bushels of barley, 604 acres of wheat, 487 bushels of buckwheat, 211 acres of potatoes, 45 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 bushels of other root crops. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 872 barrels of mackerel, 824 fathoms of fishing nets, 429 quintals of cod, 286 gallons of fish oil, 179 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 110 barrels of herring or alewives, 79 barrels of gaspareaux, 54 men on fishing boats, 29 fishing boats, 17 quintals of fascines fish, 2 barrels of eels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,075 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:
NS004010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013001_1881— 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). "Broad Cove Marsh, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/broad-cove-marsh-ns004010-1881/.