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 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 St. Mary’s
- French River
- Goshen & Giant's Lake
- Lochaber
- McLellans Mountain
- NO DATA
- NO DATA
- St. Joseph
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 951 total population, 510 males, 441 females, 260 married persons, 153 families, 131 married females, 129 married males, 22 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 669 single persons under 18, 376 single males under 18, 293 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 153 inhabited houses, 153 occupied houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 18,770 bushels of potatoes, 15,548 bushels of oats, 2,645 bushels of buckwheat, 1,401 tons of hay, 1,310 bushels of spring wheat, 1,175 acres of hay crops, 540 bushels of turnips, 389 bushels of barley, 213 acres of potatoes, 119 acres of wheat, 103 bushels of corn, 15 bushels of peas and beans, 14 bushels of other root crops, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 951 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:
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/.