Garden of Eden, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Garden of Eden was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 951. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.406°N, 62.339°W.
Population
In 1881, Garden of Eden had a population of 951: 510 male and 441 female residents. Population density was 5.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 951 |
| 1891 | 831 |
| 1901 | 687 |
| 1911 | 287 |
| 1921 | 265 |
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 contained St. Mary’s, 1871 (56.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Garden of Eden shared boundaries with:
- Barney River
- Caledonia
- East River
- Forks
- French River
- Goshen
- Lochaber
- McLellans Mountain
- NO DATA
- NO DATA
- St. Joseph
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 153 |
| Number of families | 153 |
| Number of females | 441 |
| Number of males | 510 |
| Number of married females | 131 |
| Number of married males | 129 |
| Number of married persons | 260 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP TOT | 951 |
| Total population | 951 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 293 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 376 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 669 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 153 |
| Number of occupied houses | 153 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,175 |
| Acres of potatoes | 213 |
| Acres of wheat | 119 |
| BAR BU | 389 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 389 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,645 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,548 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,770 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,310 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 540 |
| BWT BU | 2,645 |
| CRN BU | 103 |
| HAY AC | 1,175 |
| HAY TONS | 1,401 |
| OAT BU | 15,548 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 15 |
| POT AC | 213 |
| POT BU | 18,770 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,401 |
| WHT AC | 119 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,310 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 293 |
| C UNMD M | 376 |
| C UNMD TOT | 669 |
| D OCC | 153 |
| FEMALE | 441 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| H INHAB | 153 |
| MALE | 510 |
| MD F | 131 |
| MD M | 129 |
| MD TOT | 260 |
| NUMBER CD | 20 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 14 |
| TUR BU | 540 |
| WID F | 17 |
| WID M | 5 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016015— 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). "Garden of Eden, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/garden-of-eden-ns020021-1881/.