Digby, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Digby was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,879. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1224586. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.629°N, 65.817°W.
Population
In 1881, Digby had a population of 1,879: 930 male and 949 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,951 |
| 1881 | 1,879 |
| 1891 | 1,381 |
| 1901 | 1,150 |
| 1911 | 1,247 |
| 1921 | 1,230 |
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 Digby, 1871 (85.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Digby, 1891 (2.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Digby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,879 total population, 949 females, 930 males, 638 married persons, 395 families, 320 married males, 318 married females, 101 widowed persons, 79 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,140 single persons under 18, 588 single males under 18, 552 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 358 inhabited houses, 358 occupied houses, 29 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 12,311 bushels of potatoes, 5,684 bushels of turnips, 2,662 bushels of other root crops, 1,463 bushels of spring wheat, 1,234 tons of hay, 1,197 acres of hay crops, 1,191 bushels of oats, 1,180 bushels of buckwheat, 736 bushels of barley, 106 acres of potatoes, 74 bushels of peas and beans, 61 acres of wheat, 40 bushels of winter wheat, 32 bushels of corn, 11 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 1,342 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 1,190 gallons of fish oil, 760 fathoms of fishing nets, 445 quintals of cod, 150 barrels of other fish, 100 barrels of halibut, 54 barrels of herring or alewives, 38 men on fishing boats, 26 fishing boats, 23 men on fishing vessels, 15 barrels of mackerel, 4 fishing vessels, 2 shoremen. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,879 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:
NS015003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009028— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1224586
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digby,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digby_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Digby, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/digby-ns015003-1881/.