Cheticamp, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Cheticamp was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,726. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q992768. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,915 |
| 1881 | 2,726 |
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 Cheticamp, 1891 (79.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Pleasant Bay, 1891 (20.4% 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 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,726 total population, 1,376 males, 1,350 females, 837 married persons, 424 families, 423 married males, 414 married females, 64 widowed persons, 44 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,825 single persons under 18, 933 single males under 18, 892 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 424 occupied houses, 346 inhabited houses, 78 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 68,550 bushels of potatoes, 12,219 bushels of oats, 2,970 tons of hay, 1,755 acres of hay crops, 1,140 bushels of turnips, 897 bushels of barley, 701 bushels of spring wheat, 406 acres of potatoes, 80 bushels of corn, 79 bushels of peas and beans, 45 acres of wheat, 31 bushels of other root crops, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 11,113 quintals of cod, 7,213 fathoms of fishing nets, 2,886 barrels of mackerel, 1,670 gallons of fish oil, 197 men on fishing boats, 173 barrels of herring or alewives, 117 fishing boats, 18 barrels of salmon, 8 barrels of halibut, 8 shoremen, 2 barrels of eels, 1 barrels of trout. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,726 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:
NS004013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q992768
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/.