Cape North, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Cape North was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,215. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5034975. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.851°N, 60.462°W.
Population
In 1881, Cape North had a population of 1,215: 626 male and 589 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 783 |
| 1881 | 1,215 |
| 1891 | 1,051 |
| 1901 | 938 |
| 1911 | 946 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained New Haven, 1891 (28.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cape North, 1891 (71.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Cape North shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,215 total population, 626 males, 589 females, 352 married persons, 200 families, 176 married females, 176 married males, 45 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 818 single persons under 18, 440 single males under 18, 378 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 198 occupied houses, 194 inhabited houses, 18 uninhabited houses, 4 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 12,350 bushels of potatoes, 4,542 bushels of oats, 1,340 tons of hay, 1,236 bushels of spring wheat, 778 acres of hay crops, 298 bushels of turnips, 134 acres of potatoes, 110 bushels of barley, 97 acres of wheat, 7 bushels of other root crops, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 bushels of buckwheat, 1 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 6,513 quintals of cod, 4,874 fathoms of fishing nets, 3,227 gallons of fish oil, 413 barrels of herring or alewives, 296 barrels of mackerel, 220 men on fishing boats, 120 fishing boats, 28 shoremen, 27 barrels of halibut, 13 barrels of eels, 9 barrels of salmon, 3 men on fishing vessels, 2 barrels of trout, 1 fishing vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 1 barrels of sardines — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,215 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:
NS005013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS039008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5034975
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_North,_Nova_Scotia
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 North, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cape-north-ns005013-1881/.