Church Point, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Church Point was a census subdivision in Digby County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,289. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.305°N, 66.015°W.
Population
In 1881, Church Point had a population of 2,289: 1,164 male and 1,125 female residents. Population density was 25.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,289 |
| 1891 | 874 |
| 1901 | 988 |
| 1911 | 1,054 |
| 1921 | 453 |
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 Church Point, 1891 (32.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Comeauville, 1891 (16.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Grosses Coques, 1891 (51.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Church Point shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 94 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 416 |
| Number of families | 416 |
| Number of females | 1,125 |
| Number of males | 1,164 |
| Number of married females | 359 |
| Number of married males | 359 |
| Number of married persons | 718 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 71 |
| POP TOT | 2,289 |
| Total population | 2,289 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 729 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 771 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,500 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 22 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 370 |
| Number of occupied houses | 377 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,493 |
| Acres of potatoes | 289 |
| Acres of wheat | 52 |
| BAR BU | 654 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 654 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 65 |
| 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 | 3,486 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,003 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 179 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 44,908 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,063 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,578 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| BWT BU | 65 |
| CRN BU | 80 |
| HAY AC | 1,493 |
| HAY TONS | 2,023 |
| OAT BU | 3,486 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 179 |
| POT AC | 289 |
| POT BU | 44,908 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,023 |
| WHT AC | 52 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,063 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5 |
Fisheries (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 134 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 231 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 2 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 841 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 534 |
| Number of fishing boats | 56 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 104 |
| Number of shoremen | 1 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 258 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 26 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 960 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 134 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 104 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 56 |
| C UNMD F | 729 |
| C UNMD M | 771 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,500 |
| CD NAME | Digby |
| COD DX K | 258 |
| D OCC | 377 |
| EEL XB Q | 1 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 26 |
| FEMALE | 1,125 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 534 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| GSP XB Q | 1 |
| H CON | 22 |
| H INHAB | 370 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| HAD DX K | 960 |
| MALE | 1,164 |
| MCK XB Q | 231 |
| MD F | 359 |
| MD M | 359 |
| MD TOT | 718 |
| NET XX F | 841 |
| NUMBER CD | 15 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,003 |
| SHAN | 7 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 1 |
| TRT XB Q | 2 |
| TUR BU | 3,578 |
| WID F | 37 |
| WID M | 34 |
| WID TOT | 71 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS015010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009003— 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). "Church Point, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/church-point-ns015010-1881/.