Judique, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Judique was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,027. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q742413. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.893°N, 61.448°W.
Population
In 1881, Judique had a population of 2,027: 995 male and 1,032 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,919 |
| 1881 | 2,027 |
| 1891 | 1,914 |
| 1901 | 808 |
| 1911 | 1,350 |
| 1921 | 1,210 |
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, Judique 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 2,027 total population, 1,032 females, 995 males, 480 married persons, 288 families, 241 married males, 239 married females, 97 widowed persons, 70 widowed females, 27 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,450 single persons under 18, 727 single males under 18, 723 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 284 occupied houses, 283 inhabited houses, 10 houses under construction, 7 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 27,286 bushels of potatoes, 24,226 bushels of oats, 4,015 tons of hay, 3,631 acres of hay crops, 2,772 bushels of barley, 1,790 bushels of turnips, 1,189 bushels of spring wheat, 674 bushels of buckwheat, 395 acres of potatoes, 100 acres of wheat, 59 bushels of other root crops, 49 bushels of peas and beans, 43 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 4,655 fathoms of fishing nets, 1,182 barrels of herring or alewives, 440 barrels of mackerel, 260 quintals of cod, 118 men on fishing boats, 114 barrels of gaspareaux, 113 gallons of fish oil, 60 fishing boats, 10 shoremen, 7 barrels of eels, 7 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,027 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:
NS004005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q742413
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judique,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judique
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). "Judique, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/judique-ns004005-1881/.