Metighan, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Metighan was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,452. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6823386. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.174°N, 66.086°W.
Population
In 1881, Metighan had a population of 2,452: 1,279 male and 1,173 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,883 |
| 1881 | 2,452 |
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 Meteghan, 1891 (34.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Meteghan River, 1891 (28.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cheticamp, 1891 (36.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Metighan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,452 total population, 1,279 males, 1,173 females, 727 married persons, 410 families, 364 married males, 363 married females, 70 widowed persons, 51 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,655 single persons under 18, 896 single males under 18, 759 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 410 occupied houses, 408 inhabited houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 70,203 bushels of potatoes, 5,618 bushels of oats, 3,014 bushels of turnips, 2,991 bushels of other root crops, 2,299 tons of hay, 1,752 acres of hay crops, 536 bushels of spring wheat, 525 bushels of barley, 455 acres of potatoes, 265 bushels of peas and beans, 105 bushels of corn, 82 bushels of winter wheat, 33 acres of wheat, 25 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 2,201 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 2,193 fathoms of fishing nets, 1,497 quintals of cod, 638 gallons of fish oil, 355 barrels of herring or alewives, 157 barrels of mackerel, 143 men on fishing boats, 97 barrels of halibut, 67 fishing boats, 30 barrels of other fish, 4 shoremen, 2 barrels of eels, 1 barrels of gaspareaux. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 2 barrels of sardines, 2 pounds of lobster canned — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,452 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:
NS015011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6823386
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). "Metighan, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/metighan-ns015011-1881/.