Little Narrows N., Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Little Narrows N. was a census subdivision in Victoria County, 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 density was 13.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 332 |
| 1891 | 340 |
| 1901 | 306 |
| 1911 | 239 |
| 1921 | 179 |
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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 56 |
| Number of families | 56 |
| Number of females | 169 |
| Number of males | 163 |
| Number of married females | 45 |
| Number of married males | 46 |
| Number of married persons | 91 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP TOT | 332 |
| Total population | 332 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 114 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 115 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 229 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 12 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 44 |
| Number of occupied houses | 56 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 403 |
| Acres of potatoes | 74 |
| Acres of wheat | 20 |
| BAR BU | 24 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 249 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,656 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,304 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 223 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 23 |
| BWT BU | 249 |
| HAY AC | 403 |
| HAY TONS | 580 |
| OAT BU | 3,656 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2 |
| POT AC | 74 |
| POT BU | 5,304 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 580 |
| WHT AC | 20 |
| WHT SP BU | 223 |
Fisheries (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 92 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 5 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of oysters produced in the past year | 10 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 186 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 5 |
| Number of fishing boats | 26 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 26 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 17 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 5 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 26 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 26 |
| C UNMD F | 114 |
| C UNMD M | 115 |
| C UNMD TOT | 229 |
| CD NAME | Victoria |
| COD DX K | 17 |
| D OCC | 56 |
| EEL XB Q | 92 |
| FEMALE | 169 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 5 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 44 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 163 |
| MCK XB Q | 2 |
| MD F | 45 |
| MD M | 46 |
| MD TOT | 91 |
| NET XX F | 186 |
| NUMBER CD | 5 |
| OYS XB Q | 10 |
| SHAN | 12 |
| TUR BU | 23 |
| WID F | 10 |
| WID M | 2 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS005002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020011_1881— 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/.