Clyde River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Clyde River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,257. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5137003. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.628°N, 65.427°W.
Population
In 1881, Clyde River had a population of 1,257: 645 male and 612 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,257 |
| 1901 | 958 |
| 1911 | 649 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Port La Tour, 1871 (35.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Clyde River 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 1,257 total population, 645 males, 612 females, 464 married persons, 250 families, 232 married females, 232 married males, 52 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 741 single persons under 18, 400 single males under 18, 341 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 233 occupied houses, 231 inhabited houses, 20 houses under construction, 8 uninhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 10,334 bushels of potatoes, 856 bushels of turnips, 727 tons of hay, 673 acres of hay crops, 239 bushels of other root crops, 227 bushels of barley, 172 bushels of oats, 101 bushels of spring wheat, 95 acres of potatoes, 23 bushels of peas and beans, 20 bushels of rye, 8 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 11,206 fathoms of fishing nets, 8,346 quintals of cod, 3,598 gallons of fish oil, 1,393 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 655 barrels of herring or alewives, 190 men on fishing boats, 140 barrels of mackerel, 84 fishing boats, 75 men on fishing vessels, 28 barrels of gaspareaux, 20 barrels of other fish, 8 fishing vessels, 2 barrels of halibut. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,257 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:
NS013001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS052009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5137003
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). "Clyde River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/clyde-river-ns013001-1881/.