Clarence, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Clarence was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,739. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.931°N, 65.200°W.
Population
In 1881, Clarence had a population of 1,739: 856 male and 883 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,659 |
| 1881 | 1,739 |
| 1891 | 903 |
| 1901 | 1,435 |
| 1911 | 1,464 |
| 1921 | 501 |
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 Clarence, 1891 (61.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Port Lorne, 1891 (38.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Clarence shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,739 total population, 883 females, 856 males, 613 married persons, 333 families, 308 married females, 305 married males, 73 widowed persons, 53 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,053 single persons under 18, 531 single males under 18, 522 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 311 inhabited houses, 311 occupied houses, 6 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 35,475 bushels of potatoes, 9,553 bushels of oats, 7,280 bushels of turnips, 5,292 acres of hay crops, 4,692 tons of hay, 2,928 bushels of barley, 2,890 bushels of spring wheat, 2,759 bushels of buckwheat, 2,575 bushels of other root crops, 490 bushels of peas and beans, 318 bushels of corn, 261 acres of potatoes, 235 bushels of winter wheat, 208 acres of wheat, 123 bushels of rye, 28 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 5,145 fathoms of fishing nets, 2,360 barrels of herring or alewives, 611 gallons of fish oil, 509 quintals of cod, 501 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 53 men on fishing boats, 48 fishing boats, 10 barrels of mackerel, 10 barrels of salmon, 3 men on fishing vessels, 2 barrels of halibut, 1 fishing vessels, 1 quintals of fascines fish. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,739 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:
NS016003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004005— 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). "Clarence, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/clarence-ns016003-1881/.