Merigomish, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Merigomish was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 898. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14875716. 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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 898 total population, 471 females, 427 males, 268 married persons, 182 families, 136 married females, 132 married males, 49 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 581 single persons under 18, 303 single females under 18, 278 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 180 occupied houses, 179 inhabited houses, 6 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 17,250 bushels of potatoes, 12,592 bushels of oats, 6,273 bushels of spring wheat, 2,858 bushels of turnips, 1,512 acres of hay crops, 1,427 tons of hay, 994 bushels of barley, 743 bushels of other root crops, 503 acres of wheat, 194 bushels of peas and beans, 172 bushels of buckwheat, 150 acres of potatoes, 46 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 898 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:
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: Q14875716
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merigomish,_Nova_Scotia
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/.