Little Narrows N, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Little Narrows N was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 332. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.065°N, 60.956°W.
Population
In 1881, Little Narrows N had a population of 332: 163 male and 169 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 332 |
| 1891 | 340 |
| 1901 | 306 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Little Narrows, 1871 (45.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Little Narrows N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 332 total population, 169 females, 163 males, 91 married persons, 56 families, 46 married males, 45 married females, 12 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 229 single persons under 18, 115 single males under 18, 114 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 56 occupied houses, 44 inhabited houses, 12 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,304 bushels of potatoes, 3,656 bushels of oats, 580 tons of hay, 403 acres of hay crops, 249 bushels of buckwheat, 223 bushels of spring wheat, 74 acres of potatoes, 24 bushels of barley, 23 bushels of turnips, 20 acres of wheat, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 186 fathoms of fishing nets, 92 barrels of eels, 26 fishing boats, 26 men on fishing boats, 17 quintals of cod, 5 barrels of herring or alewives, 5 gallons of fish oil, 2 barrels of mackerel. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 10 barrels of oysters — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 332 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:
NS005002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS041010— 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). "Little Narrows N, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/little-narrows-n-ns005002-1881/.