Little Narrows S., Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Little Narrows S. was a census subdivision in Victoria County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 485. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.983°N, 60.931°W.
Population
In 1881, Little Narrows S. had a population of 485: 238 male and 247 female residents. Population density was 16.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 485 |
| 1891 | 559 |
| 1901 | 453 |
| 1911 | 432 |
| 1921 | 310 |
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 (54.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Little Narrows S. shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 81 |
| Number of families | 81 |
| Number of females | 247 |
| Number of males | 238 |
| Number of married females | 65 |
| Number of married males | 67 |
| Number of married persons | 132 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP TOT | 485 |
| Total population | 485 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 170 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 164 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 334 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 81 |
| Number of occupied houses | 81 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 852 |
| Acres of potatoes | 119 |
| Acres of wheat | 25 |
| BAR BU | 245 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 245 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 128 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,507 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,045 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 264 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 113 |
| BWT BU | 128 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 852 |
| HAY TONS | 989 |
| OAT BU | 7,507 |
| POT AC | 119 |
| POT BU | 8,045 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 989 |
| WHT AC | 25 |
| WHT SP BU | 264 |
Fisheries (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 8 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 8 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 90 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 15 |
| Number of fishing boats | 2 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 2 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 40 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 8 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 2 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 2 |
| C UNMD F | 170 |
| C UNMD M | 164 |
| C UNMD TOT | 334 |
| CD NAME | Victoria |
| COD DX K | 40 |
| D OCC | 81 |
| FEMALE | 247 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 15 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 81 |
| MALE | 238 |
| MCK XB Q | 8 |
| MD F | 65 |
| MD M | 67 |
| MD TOT | 132 |
| NET XX F | 90 |
| NUMBER CD | 5 |
| TUR BU | 113 |
| WID F | 12 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS005001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020012— 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 S., Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/little-narrows-s-ns005001-1881/.