New Caledonia, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
New Caledonia was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,492. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.777°N, 65.540°W.
Population
In 1881, New Caledonia had a population of 1,492: 749 male and 743 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,455 |
| 1881 | 1,492 |
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 Granville Ferry, 1891 (43.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Parker Cove, 1891 (56.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, New Caledonia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,492 total population, 749 males, 743 females, 521 married persons, 296 families, 261 married females, 260 married males, 66 widowed persons, 55 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 905 single persons under 18, 478 single males under 18, 427 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 262 inhabited houses, 262 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 21,360 bushels of potatoes, 7,310 bushels of turnips, 4,918 bushels of other root crops, 3,799 tons of hay, 2,708 acres of hay crops, 1,648 bushels of oats, 1,193 bushels of spring wheat, 697 bushels of barley, 315 bushels of corn, 253 bushels of peas and beans, 201 acres of potatoes, 123 bushels of buckwheat, 112 bushels of rye, 73 acres of wheat, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 4,975 fathoms of fishing nets, 3,042 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 2,790 gallons of fish oil, 2,749 barrels of herring or alewives, 770 quintals of cod, 121 men on fishing boats, 99 fishing boats, 29 barrels of halibut, 29 men on fishing vessels, 12 barrels of mackerel, 5 fishing vessels, 4 quintals of fascines fish. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,492 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:
NS016006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016006— 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). "New Caledonia, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-caledonia-ns016006-1881/.