Hessian Line, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Hessian Line was a census subdivision in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,524. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.608°N, 65.576°W.
Population
In 1881, Hessian Line had a population of 1,524: 818 male and 706 female residents. Population density was 49.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,272 |
| 1881 | 1,524 |
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 Bear River, 1891 (61.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Clementsvale, 1891 (38.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Hessian Line shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 291 |
| Number of families | 291 |
| Number of females | 706 |
| Number of males | 818 |
| Number of married females | 274 |
| Number of married males | 275 |
| Number of married persons | 549 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP TOT | 1,524 |
| Total population | 1,524 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 403 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 522 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 925 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 287 |
| Number of occupied houses | 287 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,212 |
| Acres of potatoes | 172 |
| Acres of wheat | 45 |
| BAR BU | 1,539 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,539 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,420 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,990 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 827 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 314 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,925 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,117 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 749 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,386 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 80 |
| BWT BU | 1,420 |
| CRN BU | 47 |
| HAY AC | 2,212 |
| HAY TONS | 2,256 |
| OAT BU | 1,990 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 314 |
| POT AC | 172 |
| POT BU | 21,925 |
| RYE BU | 1,117 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,256 |
| WHT AC | 45 |
| WHT SP BU | 749 |
| WHT WTR BU | 80 |
Fisheries (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 20 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 185 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 7 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 220 |
| Number of fishing boats | 1 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 1 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 90 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 50 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 208 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 185 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 1 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 1 |
| C UNMD F | 403 |
| C UNMD M | 522 |
| C UNMD TOT | 925 |
| CD NAME | Annapolis |
| COD DX K | 90 |
| D OCC | 287 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 50 |
| FEMALE | 706 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 220 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| GSP XB Q | 20 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 287 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| HAD DX K | 208 |
| MALE | 818 |
| MCK XB Q | 7 |
| MD F | 274 |
| MD M | 275 |
| MD TOT | 549 |
| NUMBER CD | 16 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 827 |
| TUR BU | 4,386 |
| WID F | 29 |
| WID M | 21 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS016009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016009— 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). "Hessian Line, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hessian-line-ns016009-1881/.