Morse's Road, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Morse's Road was a census subdivision in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 457. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.741°N, 65.295°W.
Population
In 1881, Morse's Road had a population of 457: 224 male and 233 female residents. Population density was 8.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 381 |
| 1881 | 457 |
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 Morse's Road, 1871 (47.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Morse's Road shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 64 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 73 |
| Number of families | 73 |
| Number of females | 233 |
| Number of males | 224 |
| Number of married females | 65 |
| Number of married males | 67 |
| Number of married persons | 132 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP TOT | 457 |
| Total population | 457 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 157 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 153 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 310 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 71 |
| Number of occupied houses | 72 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,036 |
| Acres of potatoes | 81 |
| Acres of wheat | 25 |
| BAR BU | 23 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 400 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 404 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,601 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 243 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 371 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,209 |
| BWT BU | 400 |
| HAY AC | 1,036 |
| HAY TONS | 909 |
| OAT BU | 404 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 48 |
| POT AC | 81 |
| POT BU | 12,601 |
| RYE BU | 243 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 909 |
| WHT AC | 25 |
| WHT SP BU | 371 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 157 |
| C UNMD M | 153 |
| C UNMD TOT | 310 |
| CD NAME | Annapolis |
| D OCC | 72 |
| FEMALE | 233 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 71 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 224 |
| MD F | 65 |
| MD M | 67 |
| MD TOT | 132 |
| NUMBER CD | 16 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 103 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 1,209 |
| WID F | 11 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS016014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016014— 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). "Morse's Road, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/morse-s-road-ns016014-1881/.