Merigomish, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Merigomish was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 898. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.589°N, 62.436°W.
Population
In 1881, Merigomish had a population of 898: 427 male and 471 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 898 |
| 1891 | 772 |
| 1901 | 693 |
| 1911 | 532 |
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 Merrigomish, 1871 (44.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Merigomish shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 182 |
| Number of families | 182 |
| Number of females | 471 |
| Number of males | 427 |
| Number of married females | 136 |
| Number of married males | 132 |
| Number of married persons | 268 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP TOT | 898 |
| Total population | 898 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 303 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 278 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 581 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 179 |
| Number of occupied houses | 180 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,512 |
| Acres of potatoes | 150 |
| Acres of wheat | 503 |
| BAR BU | 994 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 994 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 172 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,592 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 743 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 194 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,250 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,273 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,858 |
| BWT BU | 172 |
| HAY AC | 1,512 |
| HAY TONS | 1,427 |
| OAT BU | 12,592 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 194 |
| POT AC | 150 |
| POT BU | 17,250 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,427 |
| WHT AC | 503 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,273 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 303 |
| C UNMD M | 278 |
| C UNMD TOT | 581 |
| D OCC | 180 |
| FEMALE | 471 |
| GRA BU | 46 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 179 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| MALE | 427 |
| MD F | 136 |
| MD M | 132 |
| MD TOT | 268 |
| NUMBER CD | 20 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 743 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 2,858 |
| WID F | 32 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS050021— 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). "Merigomish, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/merigomish-ns020022-1881/.