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 density was 30.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,984 |
| 1891 | 912 |
| 1901 | 846 |
| 1911 | 785 |
| 1921 | 639 |
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 326 |
| Number of families | 326 |
| Number of females | 1,002 |
| Number of males | 982 |
| Number of married females | 275 |
| Number of married males | 279 |
| Number of married persons | 554 |
| Number of widowed females | 76 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 100 |
| POP TOT | 1,984 |
| Total population | 1,984 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 651 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 679 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,330 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 323 |
| Number of occupied houses | 326 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,917 |
| Acres of potatoes | 314 |
| Acres of wheat | 455 |
| BAR BU | 928 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 928 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 381 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 123 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,122 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 176 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 142 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 35,184 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,319 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,684 |
| BWT BU | 381 |
| CRN BU | 123 |
| HAY AC | 2,917 |
| HAY TONS | 3,558 |
| OAT BU | 15,122 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 142 |
| POT AC | 314 |
| POT BU | 35,184 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,558 |
| WHT AC | 455 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,319 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 651 |
| C UNMD M | 679 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,330 |
| D OCC | 326 |
| FEMALE | 1,002 |
| GRA BU | 55 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 323 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 982 |
| MD F | 275 |
| MD M | 279 |
| MD TOT | 554 |
| NUMBER CD | 21 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 176 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 2,684 |
| WID F | 76 |
| WID M | 24 |
| WID TOT | 100 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS021008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005005— 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/.