Cape John, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Cape John was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,828. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.768°N, 63.004°W.
Population
In 1881, Cape John had a population of 1,828: 912 male and 916 female residents. Population density was 60.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,720 |
| 1881 | 1,828 |
| 1891 | 1,552 |
| 1901 | 918 |
| 1911 | 773 |
| 1921 | 670 |
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 John 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 | 287 |
| Number of families | 287 |
| Number of females | 916 |
| Number of males | 912 |
| Number of married females | 256 |
| Number of married males | 256 |
| Number of married persons | 512 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP TOT | 1,828 |
| Total population | 1,828 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 624 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 642 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,266 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 283 |
| Number of occupied houses | 283 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,077 |
| Acres of potatoes | 234 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,900 |
| BAR BU | 635 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 635 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,450 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 232 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,196 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 42,607 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 12,955 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,956 |
| BWT BU | 1,450 |
| CRN BU | 20 |
| HAY AC | 3,077 |
| HAY TONS | 3,514 |
| OAT BU | 18,196 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 65 |
| POT AC | 234 |
| POT BU | 42,607 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,514 |
| WHT AC | 1,900 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,955 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 624 |
| C UNMD M | 642 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,266 |
| D OCC | 283 |
| FEMALE | 916 |
| GRA BU | 232 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 283 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 912 |
| MD F | 256 |
| MD M | 256 |
| MD TOT | 512 |
| NUMBER CD | 20 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 36 |
| TUR BU | 4,956 |
| WID F | 36 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016006_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 John, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cape-john-ns020004-1881/.