Guysborough, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Guysborough was a census subdivision in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,703. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3122367. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.355°N, 61.556°W.
Population
In 1881, Guysborough had a population of 1,703: 847 male and 856 female residents. Population density was 23.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,703 |
| 1891 | 1,546 |
| 1901 | 1,411 |
| 1911 | 1,218 |
| 1921 | 1,097 |
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 Guysborough Polling District, 1871 (47.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Guysborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 98 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 302 |
| Number of families | 302 |
| Number of females | 856 |
| Number of males | 847 |
| Number of married females | 257 |
| Number of married males | 258 |
| Number of married persons | 515 |
| Number of widowed females | 60 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 79 |
| POP TOT | 1,703 |
| Total population | 1,703 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 539 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 570 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,109 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 21 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 273 |
| Number of occupied houses | 295 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,312 |
| Acres of potatoes | 181 |
| Acres of wheat | 26 |
| BAR BU | 85 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 480 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,643 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 471 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,129 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 355 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,282 |
| BWT BU | 480 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 1,312 |
| HAY TONS | 1,945 |
| OAT BU | 2,643 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 83 |
| POT AC | 181 |
| POT BU | 22,129 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,945 |
| WHT AC | 26 |
| WHT SP BU | 355 |
Fisheries (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 143 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 634 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 1,264 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 50 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 21 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of whitefish produced in the past year | 3 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 10,054 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 201 |
| Number of fishing boats | 73 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 3 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 84 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 13 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 795 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 99 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 634 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 84 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 73 |
| C UNMD F | 539 |
| C UNMD M | 570 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,109 |
| CD NAME | Guysborough |
| COD DX K | 795 |
| D OCC | 295 |
| EEL XB Q | 1 |
| FEMALE | 856 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 201 |
| GSP XB Q | 143 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 273 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| HAD DX K | 99 |
| MALE | 847 |
| MCK XB Q | 1,264 |
| MD F | 257 |
| MD M | 258 |
| MD TOT | 515 |
| NET XX F | 10,054 |
| NUMBER CD | 8 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 50 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 471 |
| SHAN | 21 |
| SLM XB Q | 21 |
| TRT XB Q | 1 |
| TUR BU | 1,282 |
| VESS | 1 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 13 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 3 |
| WHTFISH XB Q | 3 |
| WID F | 60 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 79 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS008001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010010_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3122367
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipality_of_the_District_of_Guysborough
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guysborough
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). "Guysborough, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/guysborough-ns008001-1881/.