Cape Canso, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Cape Canso was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,451. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2936541. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.308°N, 61.052°W.
Population
In 1881, Cape Canso had a population of 1,451: 726 male and 725 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,136 |
| 1881 | 1,451 |
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, Cape Canso shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,451 total population, 726 males, 725 females, 470 married persons, 245 families, 235 married females, 235 married males, 47 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 934 single persons under 18, 484 single males under 18, 450 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 230 inhabited houses, 230 occupied houses, 9 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,185 bushels of potatoes, 321 tons of hay, 202 acres of hay crops, 30 acres of potatoes, 25 bushels of other root crops, 22 bushels of oats, 20 bushels of turnips, 6 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 20,024 fathoms of fishing nets, 9,228 quintals of cod, 3,517 gallons of fish oil, 2,532 barrels of mackerel, 1,455 barrels of herring or alewives, 907 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 225 men on fishing boats, 216 barrels of gaspareaux, 132 fishing boats, 106 men on fishing vessels, 97 barrels of other fish, 21 shoremen, 14 barrels of salmon, 8 fishing vessels, 4 quintals of fascines fish. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 97,000 pounds of lobster canned — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,451 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:
NS008003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2936541
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canso,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canseau_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Cape Canso, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cape-canso-ns008003-1881/.