Glencoe, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Glencoe was a census subdivision in Inverness County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,216. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.981°N, 61.361°W.
Population
In 1881, Glencoe had a population of 1,216: 634 male and 582 female residents. Population density was 36.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,216 |
| 1891 | 1,055 |
| 1901 | 1,118 |
| 1911 | 903 |
| 1921 | 757 |
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 was contained in Whycocomagh, 1871 (20.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Glencoe shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 183 |
| Number of families | 183 |
| Number of females | 582 |
| Number of males | 634 |
| Number of married females | 145 |
| Number of married males | 146 |
| Number of married persons | 291 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| POP TOT | 1,216 |
| Total population | 1,216 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 394 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 473 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 867 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 183 |
| Number of occupied houses | 183 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,260 |
| Acres of potatoes | 243 |
| Acres of wheat | 124 |
| BAR BU | 710 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 710 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,048 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,201 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 192 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,382 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,705 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,013 |
| BWT BU | 3,048 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 2,260 |
| HAY TONS | 2,678 |
| OAT BU | 20,201 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 16 |
| POT AC | 243 |
| POT BU | 22,382 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,678 |
| WHT AC | 124 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,705 |
Fisheries (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 7 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 11 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 163 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 14 |
| Number of fishing boats | 6 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 12 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 30 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 14 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 7 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 12 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 6 |
| C UNMD F | 394 |
| C UNMD M | 473 |
| C UNMD TOT | 867 |
| CD NAME | Inverness |
| COD DX K | 30 |
| D OCC | 183 |
| FEMALE | 582 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 14 |
| GRA BU | 52 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 183 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| HAD DX K | 14 |
| MALE | 634 |
| MCK XB Q | 11 |
| MD F | 145 |
| MD M | 146 |
| MD TOT | 291 |
| NET XX F | 163 |
| NUMBER CD | 4 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 192 |
| TUR BU | 1,013 |
| WID F | 43 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS004007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013004— 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). "Glencoe, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/glencoe-ns004007-1881/.