Descousse, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Descousse was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,492. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.574°N, 61.000°W.
Population
In 1881, Descousse had a population of 1,492: 732 male and 760 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,456 |
| 1881 | 1,492 |
| 1891 | 1,559 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Descousse shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,492 total population, 760 females, 732 males, 511 married persons, 287 families, 256 married females, 255 married males, 69 widowed persons, 58 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 912 single persons under 18, 466 single males under 18, 446 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 280 inhabited houses, 280 occupied houses, 9 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 19,023 bushels of potatoes, 1,763 bushels of turnips, 1,589 tons of hay, 859 bushels of oats, 762 acres of hay crops, 223 acres of potatoes, 77 bushels of peas and beans, 11 bushels of buckwheat, 10 bushels of barley, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 8,980 fathoms of fishing nets, 8,700 quintals of cod, 1,172 gallons of fish oil, 941 barrels of mackerel, 695 barrels of herring or alewives, 565 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 201 men on fishing vessels, 126 men on fishing boats, 108 barrels of halibut, 88 shoremen, 78 fishing boats, 28 fishing vessels, 5 barrels of gaspareaux. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 66,094 pounds of lobster canned — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,492 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:
NS007003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS041004— 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). "Descousse, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/descousse-ns007003-1881/.