Mabou, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Mabou was a census subdivision in Inverness County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,088. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.108°N, 61.353°W.
Population
In 1881, Mabou had a population of 2,088: 1,045 male and 1,043 female residents. Population density was 18.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,112 |
| 1881 | 2,088 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hillsboro, 1891 (38.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Poplar Grove, 1891 (61.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Mabou shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 306 |
| Number of families | 306 |
| Number of females | 1,043 |
| Number of males | 1,045 |
| Number of married females | 263 |
| Number of married males | 261 |
| Number of married persons | 524 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 92 |
| POP TOT | 2,088 |
| Total population | 2,088 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 713 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 759 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,472 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 304 |
| Number of occupied houses | 304 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,335 |
| Acres of potatoes | 344 |
| Acres of wheat | 340 |
| BAR BU | 1,683 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,683 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,885 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 35,301 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 287 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 33,721 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,132 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,051 |
| BWT BU | 2,885 |
| HAY AC | 3,335 |
| HAY TONS | 4,801 |
| OAT BU | 35,301 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 14 |
| POT AC | 344 |
| POT BU | 33,721 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,801 |
| WHT AC | 340 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,132 |
Fisheries (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 35 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 25 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 9 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 852 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 205 |
| Number of fishing boats | 26 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 31 |
| Number of shoremen | 6 |
| Pounds of lobster canned in the past year | 74,480 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 448 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 11 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 35 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 31 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 26 |
| C UNMD F | 713 |
| C UNMD M | 759 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,472 |
| CD NAME | Inverness |
| COD DX K | 448 |
| D OCC | 304 |
| FEMALE | 1,043 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 205 |
| GRA BU | 72 |
| GSP XB Q | 2 |
| H CON | 11 |
| H INHAB | 304 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| HAD DX K | 11 |
| HAL XB Q | 1 |
| LOB XC P | 74,480 |
| MALE | 1,045 |
| MCK XB Q | 25 |
| MD F | 263 |
| MD M | 261 |
| MD TOT | 524 |
| NET XX F | 852 |
| NUMBER CD | 4 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 287 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 6 |
| SLM XB Q | 9 |
| TUR BU | 4,051 |
| WID F | 67 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 92 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS004008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004008— 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). "Mabou, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/mabou-ns004008-1881/.