Gairloch, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Gairloch was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 834. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.509°N, 62.844°W.
Population
In 1881, Gairloch had a population of 834: 412 male and 422 female residents. Population density was 24.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 894 |
| 1881 | 834 |
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, Gairloch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 155 |
| Number of families | 155 |
| Number of females | 422 |
| Number of males | 412 |
| Number of married females | 118 |
| Number of married males | 116 |
| Number of married persons | 234 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP TOT | 834 |
| Total population | 834 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 281 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 280 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 561 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 148 |
| Number of occupied houses | 148 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,788 |
| Acres of potatoes | 155 |
| Acres of wheat | 279 |
| BAR BU | 221 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 221 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,451 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 122 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,753 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,640 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,607 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,823 |
| BWT BU | 1,451 |
| HAY AC | 1,788 |
| HAY TONS | 2,102 |
| OAT BU | 14,753 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 64 |
| POT AC | 155 |
| POT BU | 16,640 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,102 |
| WHT AC | 279 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,607 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 281 |
| C UNMD M | 280 |
| C UNMD TOT | 561 |
| D OCC | 148 |
| FEMALE | 422 |
| GRA BU | 122 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 148 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 412 |
| MD F | 118 |
| MD M | 116 |
| MD TOT | 234 |
| NUMBER CD | 20 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 30 |
| TUR BU | 2,823 |
| WID F | 23 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020011— 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). "Gairloch, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/gairloch-ns020011-1881/.