Caledonia, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Caledonia was a census subdivision in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 376. 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 density was 3.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 237 |
| 1881 | 376 |
| 1891 | 214 |
| 1901 | 268 |
| 1911 | 238 |
| 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 60 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 68 |
| Number of families | 68 |
| Number of females | 185 |
| Number of males | 191 |
| Number of married females | 55 |
| Number of married males | 56 |
| Number of married persons | 111 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| POP TOT | 376 |
| Total population | 376 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 118 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 131 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 249 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 65 |
| Number of occupied houses | 65 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 804 |
| Acres of potatoes | 58 |
| Acres of wheat | 92 |
| BAR BU | 42 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 861 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,730 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,823 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,039 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 844 |
| BWT BU | 861 |
| HAY AC | 804 |
| HAY TONS | 1,165 |
| OAT BU | 3,730 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 18 |
| POT AC | 58 |
| POT BU | 6,823 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,165 |
| WHT AC | 92 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,039 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 118 |
| C UNMD M | 131 |
| C UNMD TOT | 249 |
| CD NAME | Guysborough |
| D OCC | 65 |
| FEMALE | 185 |
| GRA BU | 19 |
| H INHAB | 65 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 191 |
| MD F | 55 |
| MD M | 56 |
| MD TOT | 111 |
| NUMBER CD | 8 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 39 |
| TUR BU | 844 |
| WID F | 12 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 16 |
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: 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). "Caledonia, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/caledonia-ns008009-1881/.