Catalone, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Catalone was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 835. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.998°N, 60.013°W.
Population
In 1881, Catalone had a population of 835: 427 male and 408 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 835 |
| 1891 | 781 |
| 1901 | 345 |
| 1921 | 216 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Mainadieu, 1871 (47.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Catalone shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 835 total population, 427 males, 408 females, 224 married persons, 140 families, 113 married females, 111 married males, 28 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 583 single persons under 18, 309 single males under 18, 274 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 130 occupied houses, 129 inhabited houses, 14 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 13,179 bushels of potatoes, 3,634 bushels of oats, 1,800 acres of hay crops, 812 tons of hay, 581 bushels of turnips, 243 bushels of barley, 199 acres of potatoes, 104 bushels of spring wheat, 23 bushels of other root crops, 20 bushels of buckwheat, 9 acres of wheat, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 7,746 fathoms of fishing nets, 3,524 quintals of cod, 1,154 gallons of fish oil, 1,009 barrels of herring or alewives, 638 barrels of mackerel, 112 fishing boats, 81 men on fishing boats, 76 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 40 barrels of salmon, 4 barrels of gaspareaux, 4 barrels of halibut. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 835 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:
NS006012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006014— 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). "Catalone, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/catalone-ns006012-1881/.