Gaspereau, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Gaspereau was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,217. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.003°N, 64.375°W.
Population
In 1881, Gaspereau had a population of 1,217: 636 male and 581 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,200 |
| 1881 | 1,217 |
| 1891 | 996 |
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, Gaspereau shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,217 total population, 636 males, 581 females, 368 married persons, 212 families, 186 married males, 182 married females, 47 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 802 single persons under 18, 434 single males under 18, 368 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 196 occupied houses, 195 inhabited houses, 4 houses under construction, 4 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 50,685 bushels of potatoes, 8,422 bushels of oats, 3,658 bushels of turnips, 3,464 acres of hay crops, 3,335 bushels of spring wheat, 2,845 tons of hay, 1,603 bushels of buckwheat, 1,342 bushels of other root crops, 408 acres of potatoes, 329 bushels of rye, 266 acres of wheat, 265 bushels of peas and beans, 219 bushels of barley, 72 bushels of corn, 38 bushels of winter wheat, 23 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 18 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 7 barrels of gaspareaux, 5 barrels of eels, 3 quintals of cod. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,218 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:
NS017007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS037007— 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). "Gaspereau, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/gaspereau-ns017007-1881/.