Louisburg, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Louisburg was a census subdivision in Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 999. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.927°N, 60.004°W.
Population
In 1881, Louisburg had a population of 999: 497 male and 502 female residents. Population density was 24.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,446 |
| 1881 | 999 |
| 1891 | 1,116 |
| 1901 | 1,588 |
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 Louisburg, 1871 (36.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Louisburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 203 |
| Number of families | 203 |
| Number of females | 502 |
| Number of males | 497 |
| Number of married females | 164 |
| Number of married males | 162 |
| Number of married persons | 326 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| POP TOT | 999 |
| Total population | 999 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 311 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 324 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 635 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 189 |
| Number of occupied houses | 190 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 919 |
| Acres of potatoes | 87 |
| BAR BU | 20 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,356 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 325 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,396 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 828 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 919 |
| HAY TONS | 573 |
| OAT BU | 1,356 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2 |
| POT AC | 87 |
| POT BU | 9,396 |
| RYE BU | 2 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 573 |
Fisheries (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 1,180 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 963 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 6,483 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 1,249 |
| Number of fishing boats | 90 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 187 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 4,585 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 884 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 1,180 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 187 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 90 |
| C UNMD F | 311 |
| C UNMD M | 324 |
| C UNMD TOT | 635 |
| CD NAME | Cape Breton |
| COD DX K | 4,585 |
| D OCC | 190 |
| FEMALE | 502 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 1,249 |
| H CON | 11 |
| H INHAB | 189 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| HAD DX K | 884 |
| MALE | 497 |
| MCK XB Q | 963 |
| MD F | 164 |
| MD M | 162 |
| MD TOT | 326 |
| NET XX F | 6,483 |
| NUMBER CD | 6 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 325 |
| TUR BU | 828 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 27 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS006011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS028020— 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). "Louisburg, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/louisburg-ns006011-1881/.