Catalone, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Catalone was a census subdivision in Cape Breton County, 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 density was 28.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 835 |
| 1891 | 781 |
| 1901 | 345 |
| 1911 | — |
| 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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 140 |
| Number of families | 140 |
| Number of females | 408 |
| Number of males | 427 |
| Number of married females | 113 |
| Number of married males | 111 |
| Number of married persons | 224 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP TOT | 835 |
| Total population | 835 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 274 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 309 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 583 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 129 |
| Number of occupied houses | 130 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,800 |
| Acres of potatoes | 199 |
| Acres of wheat | 9 |
| BAR BU | 243 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 243 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,634 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,179 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 581 |
| BWT BU | 20 |
| HAY AC | 1,800 |
| HAY TONS | 812 |
| OAT BU | 3,634 |
| POT AC | 199 |
| POT BU | 13,179 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 812 |
| WHT AC | 9 |
| WHT SP BU | 104 |
Fisheries (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 4 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 4 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 1,009 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 638 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 40 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 7,746 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 1,154 |
| Number of fishing boats | 112 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 81 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 3,524 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 76 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 1,009 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 81 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 112 |
| C UNMD F | 274 |
| C UNMD M | 309 |
| C UNMD TOT | 583 |
| CD NAME | Cape Breton |
| COD DX K | 3,524 |
| D OCC | 130 |
| FEMALE | 408 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 1,154 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| GSP XB Q | 4 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 129 |
| H UNINH | 14 |
| HAD DX K | 76 |
| HAL XB Q | 4 |
| MALE | 427 |
| MCK XB Q | 638 |
| MD F | 113 |
| MD M | 111 |
| MD TOT | 224 |
| NET XX F | 7,746 |
| NUMBER CD | 6 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 23 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| SLM XB Q | 40 |
| TUR BU | 581 |
| WID F | 21 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
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/.