Cape North, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Cape North was a census subdivision in Victoria County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,215. 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 density was 12.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 783 |
| 1881 | 1,215 |
| 1891 | 1,051 |
| 1901 | 938 |
| 1911 | 946 |
| 1921 | 872 |
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 Cape North, 1891 (71.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Neil Harbour, 1891 (28.2% 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 94 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 200 |
| Number of families | 200 |
| Number of females | 589 |
| Number of males | 626 |
| Number of married females | 176 |
| Number of married males | 176 |
| Number of married persons | 352 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP TOT | 1,215 |
| Total population | 1,215 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 378 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 440 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 818 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 194 |
| Number of occupied houses | 198 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 778 |
| Acres of potatoes | 134 |
| Acres of wheat | 97 |
| BAR BU | 110 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,542 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,350 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,236 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 298 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 778 |
| HAY TONS | 1,340 |
| OAT BU | 4,542 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1 |
| POT AC | 134 |
| POT BU | 12,350 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,340 |
| WHT AC | 97 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,236 |
Fisheries (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 13 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 27 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 413 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 296 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 9 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 2 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 4,874 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 3,227 |
| Number of fishing boats | 120 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 1 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 220 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 3 |
| Number of shoremen | 28 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 6,513 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 413 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 220 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 120 |
| C UNMD F | 378 |
| C UNMD M | 440 |
| C UNMD TOT | 818 |
| CD NAME | Victoria |
| COD DX K | 6,513 |
| D OCC | 198 |
| EEL XB Q | 13 |
| FEMALE | 589 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 3,227 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 194 |
| H UNINH | 18 |
| HAL XB Q | 27 |
| MALE | 626 |
| MCK XB Q | 296 |
| MD F | 176 |
| MD M | 176 |
| MD TOT | 352 |
| NET XX F | 4,874 |
| NUMBER CD | 5 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 7 |
| SAR XB Q | 1 |
| SHAN | 4 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 28 |
| SLM XB Q | 9 |
| TRT XB Q | 2 |
| TUR BU | 298 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 3 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 1 |
| WID F | 35 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS005013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020007_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 North, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cape-north-ns005013-1881/.