Caledonia, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Caledonia was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 376. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5019365. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.293°N, 62.321°W.
Population
In 1881, Caledonia had a population of 376: 191 male and 185 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 237 |
| 1881 | 376 |
| 1891 | 214 |
| 1901 | 268 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 187 |
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, Caledonia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 376 total population, 191 males, 185 females, 111 married persons, 68 families, 56 married males, 55 married females, 16 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 249 single persons under 18, 131 single males under 18, 118 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 65 inhabited houses, 65 occupied houses, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,823 bushels of potatoes, 3,730 bushels of oats, 1,165 tons of hay, 1,039 bushels of spring wheat, 861 bushels of buckwheat, 844 bushels of turnips, 804 acres of hay crops, 92 acres of wheat, 58 acres of potatoes, 42 bushels of barley, 39 bushels of other root crops, 19 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 18 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 376 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:
NS008009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010002_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5019365
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledonia,_Guysborough_County,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Caledonia, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/caledonia-ns008009-1881/.