Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Middle Musquodoboit was a census subdivision in Halifax (County-Comté) County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,090. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.012°N, 63.119°W.
Population
In 1881, Middle Musquodoboit had a population of 1,090: 577 male and 513 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,031 |
| 1881 | 1,090 |
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, Middle Musquodoboit shared boundaries with:
- Gay's River
- Little River
- Lower Stewiacke
- Middle Stewiacke
- Musquodoboit Harbor
- NO DATA
- Upper Musquodoboit
- Wyse's Corner
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 60 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 181 |
| Number of families | 181 |
| Number of females | 513 |
| Number of males | 577 |
| Number of married females | 159 |
| Number of married males | 157 |
| Number of married persons | 316 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP TOT | 1,090 |
| Total population | 1,090 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 337 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 404 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 741 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 181 |
| Number of occupied houses | 181 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,425 |
| Acres of potatoes | 152 |
| Acres of wheat | 202 |
| BAR BU | 330 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 330 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,491 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,536 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,333 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 96 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,244 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,062 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,034 |
| BWT BU | 3,491 |
| HAY AC | 3,425 |
| HAY TONS | 3,858 |
| OAT BU | 7,536 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 96 |
| POT AC | 152 |
| POT BU | 22,244 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,858 |
| WHT AC | 202 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,062 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 337 |
| C UNMD M | 404 |
| C UNMD TOT | 741 |
| CD NAME | Halifax (County-Comté) |
| D OCC | 181 |
| FEMALE | 513 |
| GRA BU | 41 |
| H INHAB | 181 |
| H UNINH | 15 |
| MALE | 577 |
| MD F | 159 |
| MD M | 157 |
| MD TOT | 316 |
| NUMBER CD | 10 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,333 |
| TUR BU | 4,034 |
| WID F | 17 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS010028— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010028— 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). "Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/middle-musquodoboit-ns010028-1881/.