Five Islands, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Five Islands was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 769. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1421569. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.470°N, 64.034°W.
Population
In 1881, Five Islands had a population of 769: 402 male and 367 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 769 |
| 1891 | 763 |
| 1901 | 762 |
| 1911 | 615 |
| 1921 | 524 |
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 (53.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Five Islands shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 769 total population, 402 males, 367 females, 240 married persons, 145 families, 122 married males, 118 married females, 31 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 498 single persons under 18, 270 single males under 18, 228 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 144 inhabited houses, 144 occupied houses, 2 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 22,278 bushels of potatoes, 4,777 bushels of oats, 3,006 bushels of buckwheat, 1,464 tons of hay, 1,416 acres of hay crops, 1,122 bushels of turnips, 1,105 bushels of spring wheat, 232 bushels of barley, 160 acres of potatoes, 87 bushels of other root crops, 65 acres of wheat, 39 bushels of peas and beans, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 770 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:
NS019001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1421569
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Islands,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Five Islands, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/five-islands-ns019001-1881/.