Hammond's Plains, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Hammond's Plains was a census subdivision in 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 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 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 785 total population, 402 males, 383 females, 224 married persons, 141 families, 113 married males, 111 married females, 39 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 522 single persons under 18, 277 single males under 18, 245 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 136 inhabited houses, 136 occupied houses, 6 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,672 bushels of potatoes, 705 bushels of turnips, 611 tons of hay, 536 bushels of oats, 529 acres of hay crops, 302 bushels of other root crops, 116 bushels of peas and beans, 51 acres of potatoes, 4 bushels of buckwheat, 2 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 785 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:
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/.