Clementsport, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Clementsport was a census subdivision in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,330. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.656°N, 65.601°W.
Population
In 1881, Clementsport had a population of 1,330: 693 male and 637 female residents. Population density was 49.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,302 |
| 1881 | 1,330 |
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 Clementsport, 1891 (45.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Clements W.-O., 1891 (54.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Clementsport shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 92 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 271 |
| Number of families | 271 |
| Number of females | 637 |
| Number of males | 693 |
| Number of married females | 236 |
| Number of married males | 229 |
| Number of married persons | 465 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| POP TOT | 1,330 |
| Total population | 1,330 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 371 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 441 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 812 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 266 |
| Number of occupied houses | 266 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,934 |
| Acres of potatoes | 163 |
| Acres of wheat | 69 |
| BAR BU | 1,658 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,658 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,524 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 251 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,300 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,977 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 426 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,661 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 373 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,192 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,664 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 151 |
| BWT BU | 1,524 |
| CRN BU | 251 |
| HAY AC | 1,934 |
| HAY TONS | 2,200 |
| OAT BU | 2,300 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 426 |
| POT AC | 163 |
| POT BU | 22,661 |
| RYE BU | 373 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,200 |
| WHT AC | 69 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,192 |
| WHT WTR BU | 151 |
Fisheries (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 22 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 2,797 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 404 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 180 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 479 |
| Number of fishing boats | 39 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 2 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 30 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 5 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 268 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 12 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 494 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 2,797 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 30 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 39 |
| C UNMD F | 371 |
| C UNMD M | 441 |
| C UNMD TOT | 812 |
| CD NAME | Annapolis |
| COD DX K | 268 |
| D OCC | 266 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 12 |
| FEMALE | 637 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 479 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 266 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| HAD DX K | 494 |
| HAL XB Q | 22 |
| MALE | 693 |
| MCK XB Q | 404 |
| MD F | 236 |
| MD M | 229 |
| MD TOT | 465 |
| NET XX F | 180 |
| NUMBER CD | 16 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,977 |
| TUR BU | 6,664 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 5 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 2 |
| WID F | 30 |
| WID M | 23 |
| WID TOT | 53 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS016008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016008— 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). "Clementsport, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/clementsport-ns016008-1881/.