Local District No. 1, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Local District No. 1 was a census subdivision in Queen's County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,387. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.038°N, 64.744°W.
Population
In 1881, Local District No. 1 had a population of 1,387: 659 male and 728 female residents. Population density was 173.6 people per square mile.
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 Liverpool, 1871 (7.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Liverpool, 1891 (37.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Local District No. 1 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 92 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 271 |
| Number of families | 271 |
| Number of females | 728 |
| Number of males | 659 |
| Number of married females | 250 |
| Number of married males | 238 |
| Number of married persons | 488 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 80 |
| POP TOT | 1,387 |
| Total population | 1,387 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 419 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 400 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 819 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 251 |
| Number of occupied houses | 251 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 349 |
| Acres of potatoes | 62 |
| Acres of wheat | 6 |
| BAR BU | 628 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 628 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 254 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 875 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 133 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,726 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 714 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| BWT BU | 32 |
| CRN BU | 25 |
| HAY AC | 349 |
| HAY TONS | 553 |
| OAT BU | 254 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 133 |
| POT AC | 62 |
| POT BU | 10,726 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 553 |
| WHT AC | 6 |
| WHT SP BU | 73 |
| WHT WTR BU | 15 |
Fisheries (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 7 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 1,713 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 1,232 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 2 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 4,571 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 1,161 |
| Number of fishing boats | 74 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 4 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 101 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 25 |
| Number of shoremen | 18 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 2,938 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 289 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 1,713 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 101 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 74 |
| C UNMD F | 419 |
| C UNMD M | 400 |
| C UNMD TOT | 819 |
| CD NAME | Queen's |
| COD DX K | 2,938 |
| D OCC | 251 |
| FEMALE | 728 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 1,161 |
| GSP XB Q | 7 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 251 |
| H UNINH | 19 |
| HAD DX K | 289 |
| HAL XB Q | 1 |
| MALE | 659 |
| MCK XB Q | 1,232 |
| MD F | 250 |
| MD M | 238 |
| MD TOT | 488 |
| NET XX F | 4,571 |
| NUMBER CD | 12 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 875 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 18 |
| SLM XB Q | 2 |
| TUR BU | 714 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 25 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 4 |
| WID F | 59 |
| WID M | 21 |
| WID TOT | 80 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS012001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012001— 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). "Local District No. 1, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/local-district-no-1-ns012001-1881/.