Forks, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Forks was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 844. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.880°N, 64.285°W.
Population
In 1881, Forks had a population of 844: 428 male and 416 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 720 |
| 1881 | 844 |
| 1891 | 821 |
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, Forks shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 844 total population, 428 males, 416 females, 268 married persons, 158 families, 134 married females, 134 married males, 24 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 552 single persons under 18, 289 single males under 18, 263 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 138 inhabited houses, 138 occupied houses, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 16,504 bushels of potatoes, 6,762 bushels of turnips, 4,750 bushels of oats, 1,788 tons of hay, 1,453 acres of hay crops, 1,433 bushels of spring wheat, 1,240 bushels of other root crops, 383 bushels of buckwheat, 370 bushels of barley, 172 bushels of peas and beans, 156 acres of potatoes, 90 acres of wheat, 88 bushels of rye, 10 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 844 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:
NS018004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS035007— 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). "Forks, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/forks-ns018004-1881/.