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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q5034835. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,254 |
| 1881 | 1,348 |
| 1901 | 946 |
| 1911 | 801 |
| 1921 | 698 |
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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,348 total population, 688 females, 660 males, 309 married persons, 194 families, 156 married males, 153 married females, 71 widowed persons, 48 widowed females, 23 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 968 single persons under 18, 487 single females under 18, 481 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 194 occupied houses, 193 inhabited houses, 9 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 26,245 bushels of potatoes, 8,432 bushels of oats, 5,247 bushels of spring wheat, 3,717 acres of hay crops, 2,848 tons of hay, 1,417 bushels of barley, 1,306 bushels of turnips, 445 acres of wheat, 358 bushels of buckwheat, 276 acres of potatoes, 44 bushels of peas and beans, 42 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 bushels of other root crops. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,348 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:
NS021005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5034835
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/.