McLellans Mountain, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
McLellans Mountain was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,847. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.496°N, 62.522°W.
Population
In 1881, McLellans Mountain had a population of 1,847: 883 male and 964 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,177 |
| 1881 | 1,847 |
| 1891 | 1,769 |
| 1901 | 480 |
| 1911 | 370 |
| 1921 | 309 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, McLellans Mountain shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,847 total population, 964 females, 883 males, 585 married persons, 356 families, 293 married males, 292 married females, 69 widowed persons, 57 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,193 single persons under 18, 615 single females under 18, 578 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 337 inhabited houses, 337 occupied houses, 21 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 18,412 bushels of oats, 15,393 bushels of potatoes, 4,277 bushels of spring wheat, 2,269 acres of hay crops, 1,880 tons of hay, 1,766 acres of wheat, 1,325 bushels of buckwheat, 1,278 bushels of turnips, 1,061 bushels of barley, 181 acres of potatoes, 131 bushels of peas and beans, 106 bushels of other root crops, 80 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,847 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016021— 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). "McLellans Mountain, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/mclellans-mountain-ns020019-1881/.