Framboise, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Framboise was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 680. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3080420. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.720°N, 60.397°W.
Population
In 1881, Framboise had a population of 680: 368 male and 312 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 538 |
| 1881 | 680 |
| 1891 | 656 |
| 1901 | 595 |
| 1911 | 612 |
| 1921 | 471 |
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, Framboise shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 680 total population, 368 males, 312 females, 186 married persons, 105 families, 94 married males, 92 married females, 15 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 479 single persons under 18, 270 single males under 18, 209 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 105 occupied houses, 104 inhabited houses, 19 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,770 bushels of potatoes, 1,990 bushels of oats, 487 tons of hay, 465 acres of hay crops, 145 bushels of turnips, 83 acres of potatoes, 6 bushels of other root crops. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 3,730 fathoms of fishing nets, 2,228 quintals of cod, 518 gallons of fish oil, 487 barrels of herring or alewives, 117 men on fishing boats, 97 fishing boats, 63 barrels of mackerel, 38 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 7 men on fishing vessels, 5 shoremen, 2 fishing vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 60,900 pounds of lobster canned — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 680 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:
NS007013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3080420
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framboise,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framboise_(Cap-Breton)
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). "Framboise, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/framboise-ns007013-1881/.