Cheticamp, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Cheticamp was a census subdivision in Inverness County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,726. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.631°N, 60.933°W.
Population
In 1881, Cheticamp had a population of 2,726: 1,376 male and 1,350 female residents. Population density was 13.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,915 |
| 1881 | 2,726 |
| 1891 | 3,142 |
| 1901 | 2,480 |
| 1911 | 2,467 |
| 1921 | 2,580 |
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 Pleasant Bay, 1891 (20.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cheticamp, 1891 (79.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Cheticamp shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 424 |
| Number of families | 424 |
| Number of females | 1,350 |
| Number of males | 1,376 |
| Number of married females | 414 |
| Number of married males | 423 |
| Number of married persons | 837 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| POP TOT | 2,726 |
| Total population | 2,726 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 892 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 933 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,825 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 78 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 346 |
| Number of occupied houses | 424 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,755 |
| Acres of potatoes | 406 |
| Acres of wheat | 45 |
| BAR BU | 897 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 897 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,219 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 79 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 68,550 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 701 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,140 |
| CRN BU | 80 |
| HAY AC | 1,755 |
| HAY TONS | 2,970 |
| OAT BU | 12,219 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 79 |
| POT AC | 406 |
| POT BU | 68,550 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,970 |
| WHT AC | 45 |
| WHT SP BU | 701 |
Fisheries (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 8 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 173 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 2,886 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 18 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 1 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 7,213 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 1,670 |
| Number of fishing boats | 117 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 197 |
| Number of shoremen | 8 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 11,113 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 173 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 197 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 117 |
| C UNMD F | 892 |
| C UNMD M | 933 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,825 |
| CD NAME | Inverness |
| COD DX K | 11,113 |
| D OCC | 424 |
| EEL XB Q | 2 |
| FEMALE | 1,350 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 1,670 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 346 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| HAL XB Q | 8 |
| MALE | 1,376 |
| MCK XB Q | 2,886 |
| MD F | 414 |
| MD M | 423 |
| MD TOT | 837 |
| NET XX F | 7,213 |
| NUMBER CD | 4 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 31 |
| SHAN | 78 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 8 |
| SLM XB Q | 18 |
| TRT XB Q | 1 |
| TUR BU | 1,140 |
| WID F | 44 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 64 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS004013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013002— 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). "Cheticamp, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cheticamp-ns004013-1881/.