Metighan, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Metighan was a census subdivision in Digby County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,452. 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 density was 25.9 people per square mile.
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 Cheticamp, 1891 (36.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Metighan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 96 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 410 |
| Number of families | 410 |
| Number of females | 1,173 |
| Number of males | 1,279 |
| Number of married females | 363 |
| Number of married males | 364 |
| Number of married persons | 727 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| POP TOT | 2,452 |
| Total population | 2,452 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 759 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 896 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,655 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 408 |
| Number of occupied houses | 410 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,752 |
| Acres of potatoes | 455 |
| Acres of wheat | 33 |
| BAR BU | 525 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 525 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,618 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,991 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 265 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 70,203 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 536 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,014 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 82 |
| BWT BU | 25 |
| CRN BU | 105 |
| HAY AC | 1,752 |
| HAY TONS | 2,299 |
| OAT BU | 5,618 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 265 |
| POT AC | 455 |
| POT BU | 70,203 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,299 |
| WHT AC | 33 |
| WHT SP BU | 536 |
| WHT WTR BU | 82 |
Fisheries (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 97 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 355 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 157 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 30 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 2 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 2,193 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 638 |
| Number of fishing boats | 67 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 143 |
| Number of shoremen | 4 |
| Pounds of lobster canned in the past year | 2 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 1,497 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 2,201 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 355 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 143 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 67 |
| C UNMD F | 759 |
| C UNMD M | 896 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,655 |
| CD NAME | Digby |
| COD DX K | 1,497 |
| D OCC | 410 |
| EEL XB Q | 2 |
| FEMALE | 1,173 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 638 |
| GSP XB Q | 1 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 408 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| HAD DX K | 2,201 |
| HAL XB Q | 97 |
| LOB XC P | 2 |
| MALE | 1,279 |
| MCK XB Q | 157 |
| MD F | 363 |
| MD M | 364 |
| MD TOT | 727 |
| NET XX F | 2,193 |
| NUMBER CD | 15 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 30 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,991 |
| SAR XB Q | 2 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 4 |
| TUR BU | 3,014 |
| WID F | 51 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 70 |
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: 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). "Metighan, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/metighan-ns015011-1881/.