Hammond's Plains, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Hammond's Plains was a census subdivision in Halifax (County-Comté) County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 785. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.772°N, 63.794°W.
Population
In 1881, Hammond's Plains had a population of 785: 402 male and 383 female residents. Population density was 21.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 740 |
| 1881 | 785 |
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, Hammond's Plains shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 141 |
| Number of families | 141 |
| Number of females | 383 |
| Number of males | 402 |
| Number of married females | 111 |
| Number of married males | 113 |
| Number of married persons | 224 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP TOT | 785 |
| Total population | 785 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 245 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 277 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 522 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 136 |
| Number of occupied houses | 136 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 529 |
| Acres of potatoes | 51 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 536 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 302 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 116 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,672 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 705 |
| BWT BU | 4 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 529 |
| HAY TONS | 611 |
| OAT BU | 536 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 116 |
| POT AC | 51 |
| POT BU | 6,672 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 611 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 245 |
| C UNMD M | 277 |
| C UNMD TOT | 522 |
| CD NAME | Halifax (County-Comté) |
| D OCC | 136 |
| FEMALE | 383 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 136 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| MALE | 402 |
| MD F | 111 |
| MD M | 113 |
| MD TOT | 224 |
| NUMBER CD | 10 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 302 |
| TUR BU | 705 |
| WID F | 27 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS010011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010011— 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). "Hammond's Plains, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hammond-s-plains-ns010011-1881/.