Cariboo, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Cariboo was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,332. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.741°N, 62.804°W.
Population
In 1881, Cariboo had a population of 1,332: 651 male and 681 female residents. Population density was 36.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,263 |
| 1881 | 1,332 |
| 1891 | 1,095 |
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, Cariboo shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 257 |
| Number of families | 257 |
| Number of females | 681 |
| Number of males | 651 |
| Number of married females | 187 |
| Number of married males | 183 |
| Number of married persons | 370 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| POP TOT | 1,332 |
| Total population | 1,332 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 443 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 452 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 895 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 251 |
| Number of occupied houses | 254 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,530 |
| Acres of potatoes | 287 |
| Acres of wheat | 566 |
| BAR BU | 972 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 972 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 790 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 89 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,039 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 188 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,936 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,308 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,473 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| BWT BU | 790 |
| HAY AC | 1,530 |
| HAY TONS | 2,130 |
| OAT BU | 17,039 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 63 |
| POT AC | 287 |
| POT BU | 27,936 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,130 |
| WHT AC | 566 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,308 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 443 |
| C UNMD M | 452 |
| C UNMD TOT | 895 |
| D OCC | 254 |
| FEMALE | 681 |
| GRA BU | 89 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 251 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 651 |
| MD F | 187 |
| MD M | 183 |
| MD TOT | 370 |
| NUMBER CD | 20 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 188 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 5,473 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 51 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 67 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS039005— 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). "Cariboo, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cariboo-ns020005-1881/.