Goshen, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Goshen was a census subdivision in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 467. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.352°N, 62.015°W.
Population
In 1881, Goshen had a population of 467: 236 male and 231 female residents. Population density was 10.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 467 |
| 1891 | 421 |
| 1901 | 390 |
| 1911 | 337 |
| 1921 | 292 |
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 Forks of St. Mary, 1871 (34.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Goshen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 64 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 79 |
| Number of families | 79 |
| Number of females | 231 |
| Number of males | 236 |
| Number of married females | 70 |
| Number of married males | 69 |
| Number of married persons | 139 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP TOT | 467 |
| Total population | 467 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 152 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 166 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 318 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 78 |
| Number of occupied houses | 78 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 590 |
| Acres of potatoes | 96 |
| Acres of wheat | 33 |
| BAR BU | 104 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,634 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,523 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,641 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 356 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 443 |
| BWT BU | 1,634 |
| CRN BU | 40 |
| HAY AC | 590 |
| HAY TONS | 945 |
| OAT BU | 4,523 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 24 |
| POT AC | 96 |
| POT BU | 7,641 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 915 |
| WHT AC | 33 |
| WHT SP BU | 356 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 152 |
| C UNMD M | 166 |
| C UNMD TOT | 318 |
| CD NAME | Guysborough |
| D OCC | 78 |
| FEMALE | 231 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 78 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 236 |
| MD F | 70 |
| MD M | 69 |
| MD TOT | 139 |
| NUMBER CD | 8 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 43 |
| TUR BU | 443 |
| WID F | 9 |
| WID M | 1 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS008016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010007_1881— 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). "Goshen, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/goshen-ns008016-1881/.