Clarence, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Clarence was a census subdivision in Annapolis County, 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 density was 49.4 people per square mile.
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 94 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 333 |
| Number of families | 333 |
| Number of females | 883 |
| Number of males | 856 |
| Number of married females | 308 |
| Number of married males | 305 |
| Number of married persons | 613 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 73 |
| POP TOT | 1,739 |
| Total population | 1,739 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 522 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 531 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,053 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 311 |
| Number of occupied houses | 311 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,292 |
| Acres of potatoes | 261 |
| Acres of wheat | 208 |
| BAR BU | 2,928 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,928 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,759 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 318 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,553 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,575 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 490 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 35,475 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 123 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,890 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,280 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 235 |
| BWT BU | 2,759 |
| CRN BU | 318 |
| HAY AC | 5,292 |
| HAY TONS | 4,692 |
| OAT BU | 9,553 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 490 |
| POT AC | 261 |
| POT BU | 35,475 |
| RYE BU | 123 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,692 |
| WHT AC | 208 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,890 |
| WHT WTR BU | 235 |
Fisheries (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 2,360 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 10 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 10 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 5,145 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 611 |
| Number of fishing boats | 48 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 1 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 53 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 3 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 509 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 1 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 501 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 2,360 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 53 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 48 |
| C UNMD F | 522 |
| C UNMD M | 531 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,053 |
| CD NAME | Annapolis |
| COD DX K | 509 |
| D OCC | 311 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 1 |
| FEMALE | 883 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 611 |
| GRA BU | 28 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 311 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| HAD DX K | 501 |
| HAL XB Q | 2 |
| MALE | 856 |
| MCK XB Q | 10 |
| MD F | 308 |
| MD M | 305 |
| MD TOT | 613 |
| NET XX F | 5,145 |
| NUMBER CD | 16 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,575 |
| SLM XB Q | 10 |
| TUR BU | 7,280 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 3 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 1 |
| WID F | 53 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 73 |
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/.