Economy, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Economy was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,331. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.455°N, 63.892°W.
Population
In 1881, Economy had a population of 1,331: 685 male and 646 female residents. Population density was 17.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,331 |
| 1891 | 1,106 |
| 1901 | 820 |
| 1911 | 685 |
| 1921 | 675 |
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 Economy & Five Islands, 1871 (46.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Economy shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 235 |
| Number of families | 235 |
| Number of females | 646 |
| Number of males | 685 |
| Number of married females | 216 |
| Number of married males | 219 |
| Number of married persons | 435 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP TOT | 1,331 |
| Total population | 1,331 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 413 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 453 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 866 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 227 |
| Number of occupied houses | 228 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,244 |
| Acres of potatoes | 262 |
| Acres of wheat | 196 |
| BAR BU | 261 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 261 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,544 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,519 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 178 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 41,847 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,830 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,053 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 33 |
| BWT BU | 2,544 |
| HAY AC | 2,244 |
| HAY TONS | 2,798 |
| OAT BU | 6,519 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 100 |
| POT AC | 262 |
| POT BU | 41,847 |
| RYE BU | 45 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,798 |
| WHT AC | 196 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,830 |
| WHT WTR BU | 33 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 413 |
| C UNMD M | 453 |
| C UNMD TOT | 866 |
| D OCC | 228 |
| FEMALE | 646 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 227 |
| MALE | 685 |
| MD F | 216 |
| MD M | 219 |
| MD TOT | 435 |
| NUMBER CD | 19 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 178 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 2,053 |
| WID F | 17 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS019002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007006— 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). "Economy, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/economy-ns019002-1881/.