Glencoe, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Glencoe was a census subdivision in 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 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 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,216 total population, 634 males, 582 females, 291 married persons, 183 families, 146 married males, 145 married females, 58 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 867 single persons under 18, 473 single males under 18, 394 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 183 inhabited houses, 183 occupied houses, 8 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 22,382 bushels of potatoes, 20,201 bushels of oats, 3,048 bushels of buckwheat, 2,678 tons of hay, 2,260 acres of hay crops, 1,705 bushels of spring wheat, 1,013 bushels of turnips, 710 bushels of barley, 243 acres of potatoes, 192 bushels of other root crops, 124 acres of wheat, 52 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 16 bushels of peas and beans, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 163 fathoms of fishing nets, 30 quintals of cod, 14 gallons of fish oil, 14 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 12 men on fishing boats, 11 barrels of mackerel, 7 barrels of herring or alewives, 6 fishing boats. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,216 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:
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/.