Heatherton, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Heatherton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,984. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.592°N, 61.713°W.
Population
In 1881, Heatherton had a population of 1,984: 982 male and 1,002 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,984 |
| 1891 | 912 |
| 1901 | 846 |
| 1911 | 785 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Heatherton, 1891 (57.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Merland, 1891 (42.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Heatherton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,984 total population, 1,002 females, 982 males, 554 married persons, 326 families, 279 married males, 275 married females, 100 widowed persons, 76 widowed females, 24 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,330 single persons under 18, 679 single males under 18, 651 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 326 occupied houses, 323 inhabited houses, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 35,184 bushels of potatoes, 15,122 bushels of oats, 5,319 bushels of spring wheat, 3,558 tons of hay, 2,917 acres of hay crops, 2,684 bushels of turnips, 928 bushels of barley, 455 acres of wheat, 381 bushels of buckwheat, 314 acres of potatoes, 176 bushels of other root crops, 142 bushels of peas and beans, 123 bushels of corn, 55 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,984 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:
NS021008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS038006_1891— 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). "Heatherton, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/heatherton-ns021008-1881/.