Lingan, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Lingan was a census subdivision in Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,125. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.175°N, 60.046°W.
Population
In 1881, Lingan had a population of 4,125: 2,042 male and 2,083 female residents. Population density was 35.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,429 |
| 1881 | 4,125 |
| 1891 | 1,868 |
| 1901 | 825 |
| 1911 | 3,136 |
| 1921 | 2,045 |
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 Lingan, 1891 (34.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bridgeport, 1891 (45.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Glace Bay, 1891 (20.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Lingan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 714 |
| Number of families | 714 |
| Number of females | 2,083 |
| Number of males | 2,042 |
| Number of married females | 594 |
| Number of married males | 590 |
| Number of married persons | 1,184 |
| Number of widowed females | 103 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 138 |
| POP TOT | 4,125 |
| Total population | 4,125 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,386 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,417 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,803 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 17 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 704 |
| Number of occupied houses | 704 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 768 |
| Acres of potatoes | 309 |
| Acres of wheat | 102 |
| BAR BU | 647 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 647 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,690 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 33,739 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,656 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,321 |
| HAY AC | 768 |
| HAY TONS | 1,610 |
| OAT BU | 9,690 |
| POT AC | 309 |
| POT BU | 33,739 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,610 |
| WHT AC | 102 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,656 |
Fisheries (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 9 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 1,561 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 31 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 7,717 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 409 |
| Number of fishing boats | 95 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 3 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 114 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 11 |
| Number of shoremen | 8 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 1,011 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 14 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 1,561 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 114 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 95 |
| C UNMD F | 1,386 |
| C UNMD M | 1,417 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,803 |
| CD NAME | Cape Breton |
| COD DX K | 1,011 |
| D OCC | 704 |
| EEL XB Q | 1 |
| FEMALE | 2,083 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 409 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| H CON | 17 |
| H INHAB | 704 |
| H UNINH | 40 |
| HAD DX K | 14 |
| HAL XB Q | 9 |
| MALE | 2,042 |
| MCK XB Q | 31 |
| MD F | 594 |
| MD M | 590 |
| MD TOT | 1,184 |
| NET XX F | 7,717 |
| NUMBER CD | 6 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 38 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 8 |
| TUR BU | 3,321 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 11 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 3 |
| WID F | 103 |
| WID M | 35 |
| WID TOT | 138 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS006009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006021— 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). "Lingan, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lingan-ns006009-1881/.