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 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,331 total population, 685 males, 646 females, 435 married persons, 235 families, 219 married males, 216 married females, 30 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 866 single persons under 18, 453 single males under 18, 413 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 228 occupied houses, 227 inhabited houses, 4 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 41,847 bushels of potatoes, 6,519 bushels of oats, 2,830 bushels of spring wheat, 2,798 tons of hay, 2,544 bushels of buckwheat, 2,244 acres of hay crops, 2,053 bushels of turnips, 262 acres of potatoes, 261 bushels of barley, 196 acres of wheat, 178 bushels of other root crops, 100 bushels of peas and beans, 45 bushels of rye, 33 bushels of winter wheat, 11 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,330 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:
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/.