Musquodoboit Harbor, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Musquodoboit Harbor was a census subdivision in Halifax (County-Comté) County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,384. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.792°N, 63.196°W.
Population
In 1881, Musquodoboit Harbor had a population of 1,384: 740 male and 644 female residents. Population density was 13.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,151 |
| 1881 | 1,384 |
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 Polling District No. 36, 1891 (20.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Polling District No. 37, 1891 (64.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Musquodoboit Harbor 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 | 226 |
| Number of families | 226 |
| Number of females | 644 |
| Number of males | 740 |
| Number of married females | 206 |
| Number of married males | 205 |
| Number of married persons | 411 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP TOT | 1,384 |
| Total population | 1,384 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 404 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 513 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 917 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 21 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 221 |
| Number of occupied houses | 222 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,063 |
| Acres of potatoes | 92 |
| Acres of wheat | 13 |
| BAR BU | 868 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 868 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 970 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 758 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,370 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 204 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,156 |
| BWT BU | 98 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 1,063 |
| HAY TONS | 1,476 |
| OAT BU | 970 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 53 |
| POT AC | 92 |
| POT BU | 10,370 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,476 |
| WHT AC | 13 |
| WHT SP BU | 204 |
Fisheries (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 31 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 268 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 13 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 622 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 153 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 2 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 6,543 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 1,690 |
| Number of fishing boats | 85 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 2 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 127 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 12 |
| Number of shoremen | 1 |
| Pounds of lobster canned in the past year | 54,330 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 2,966 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 236 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 622 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 127 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 85 |
| C UNMD F | 404 |
| C UNMD M | 513 |
| C UNMD TOT | 917 |
| CD NAME | Halifax (County-Comté) |
| COD DX K | 2,966 |
| D OCC | 222 |
| EEL XB Q | 31 |
| FEMALE | 644 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 1,690 |
| GSP XB Q | 268 |
| H CON | 21 |
| H INHAB | 221 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| HAD DX K | 236 |
| HAL XB Q | 13 |
| LOB XC P | 54,330 |
| MALE | 740 |
| MCK XB Q | 153 |
| MD F | 206 |
| MD M | 205 |
| MD TOT | 411 |
| NET XX F | 6,543 |
| NUMBER CD | 10 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 2 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 758 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 1 |
| TUR BU | 2,156 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 12 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 2 |
| WID F | 34 |
| WID M | 22 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS010021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010021— 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). "Musquodoboit Harbor, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/musquodoboit-harbor-ns010021-1881/.