Marie Joseph, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Marie Joseph was a census subdivision in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 919. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.025°N, 62.061°W.
Population
In 1881, Marie Joseph had a population of 919: 477 male and 442 female residents. Population density was 12.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 776 |
| 1881 | 919 |
| 1891 | 624 |
| 1901 | 547 |
| 1911 | 581 |
| 1921 | 510 |
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 Liscomb, 1891 (58.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Marie Joseph, 1891 (41.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Marie Joseph 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 | 192 |
| Number of families | 192 |
| Number of females | 442 |
| Number of males | 477 |
| Number of married females | 161 |
| Number of married males | 163 |
| Number of married persons | 324 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP TOT | 919 |
| Total population | 919 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 258 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 304 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 562 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 179 |
| Number of occupied houses | 179 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 243 |
| Acres of potatoes | 101 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 293 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,579 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,565 |
| HAY AC | 243 |
| HAY TONS | 494 |
| OAT BU | 45 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 21 |
| POT AC | 101 |
| POT BU | 5,579 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 494 |
Fisheries (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 234 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 11 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 350 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 233 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 2 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 2,557 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 2,086 |
| Number of fishing boats | 115 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 2 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 185 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 17 |
| Number of shoremen | 4 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 4,075 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 280 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 350 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 185 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 115 |
| C UNMD F | 258 |
| C UNMD M | 304 |
| C UNMD TOT | 562 |
| CD NAME | Guysborough |
| COD DX K | 4,075 |
| D OCC | 179 |
| FEMALE | 442 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 2,086 |
| GSP XB Q | 234 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 179 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| HAD DX K | 280 |
| HAL XB Q | 11 |
| MALE | 477 |
| MCK XB Q | 233 |
| MD F | 161 |
| MD M | 163 |
| MD TOT | 324 |
| NET XX F | 2,557 |
| NUMBER CD | 8 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 293 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 4 |
| SLM XB Q | 2 |
| TUR BU | 1,565 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 17 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 2 |
| WID F | 23 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS008008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010021_1871— 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). "Marie Joseph, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/marie-joseph-ns008008-1881/.