Mill Cove, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Mill Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 539. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.584°N, 64.076°W.
Population
In 1881, Mill Cove had a population of 539: 286 male and 253 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 434 |
| 1881 | 539 |
| 1891 | 619 |
| 1901 | 658 |
| 1911 | 671 |
| 1921 | 707 |
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, Mill Cove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 539 total population, 286 males, 253 females, 171 married persons, 93 families, 87 married females, 84 married males, 18 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 350 single persons under 18, 194 single males under 18, 156 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 83 inhabited houses, 83 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,363 bushels of potatoes, 526 bushels of turnips, 217 bushels of barley, 133 bushels of other root crops, 108 tons of hay, 104 bushels of oats, 91 acres of hay crops, 54 bushels of peas and beans, 31 acres of potatoes, 15 bushels of spring wheat, 1 acres of wheat, 1 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 12,849 fathoms of fishing nets, 2,044 barrels of mackerel, 282 quintals of cod, 277 gallons of fish oil, 153 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 142 barrels of herring or alewives, 127 men on fishing boats, 104 fishing boats. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 539 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:
NS011012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015024— 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). "Mill Cove, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/mill-cove-ns011012-1881/.