Cape George, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Cape George was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,348. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.837°N, 61.969°W.
Population
In 1881, Cape George had a population of 1,348: 660 male and 688 female residents. Population density was 35.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,254 |
| 1881 | 1,348 |
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 George shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 194 |
| Number of families | 194 |
| Number of females | 688 |
| Number of males | 660 |
| Number of married females | 153 |
| Number of married males | 156 |
| Number of married persons | 309 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 71 |
| POP TOT | 1,348 |
| Total population | 1,348 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 487 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 481 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 968 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 193 |
| Number of occupied houses | 194 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,717 |
| Acres of potatoes | 276 |
| Acres of wheat | 445 |
| BAR BU | 1,417 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,417 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 358 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,432 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,245 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,247 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,306 |
| BWT BU | 358 |
| HAY AC | 3,717 |
| HAY TONS | 2,848 |
| OAT BU | 8,432 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 44 |
| POT AC | 276 |
| POT BU | 26,245 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,848 |
| WHT AC | 445 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,247 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 487 |
| C UNMD M | 481 |
| C UNMD TOT | 968 |
| D OCC | 194 |
| FEMALE | 688 |
| GRA BU | 42 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 193 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 660 |
| MD F | 153 |
| MD M | 156 |
| MD TOT | 309 |
| NUMBER CD | 21 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 10 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 1,306 |
| WID F | 48 |
| WID M | 23 |
| WID TOT | 71 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS021005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021005_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). "Cape George, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cape-george-ns021005-1881/.