Hessian Line, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Hessian Line was a census subdivision in 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 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 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,524 total population, 818 males, 706 females, 549 married persons, 291 families, 275 married males, 274 married females, 50 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 21 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 925 single persons under 18, 522 single males under 18, 403 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 287 inhabited houses, 287 occupied houses, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 21,925 bushels of potatoes, 4,386 bushels of turnips, 2,256 tons of hay, 2,212 acres of hay crops, 1,990 bushels of oats, 1,539 bushels of barley, 1,420 bushels of buckwheat, 1,117 bushels of rye, 827 bushels of other root crops, 749 bushels of spring wheat, 314 bushels of peas and beans, 172 acres of potatoes, 80 bushels of winter wheat, 47 bushels of corn, 45 acres of wheat, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 220 gallons of fish oil, 208 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 185 barrels of herring or alewives, 90 quintals of cod, 50 quintals of fascines fish, 20 barrels of gaspareaux, 7 barrels of mackerel, 1 fishing boats, 1 men on fishing boats. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,524 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:
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/.