New Larig, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
New Larig was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 535. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.423°N, 62.859°W.
Population
In 1881, New Larig had a population of 535: 254 male and 281 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 590 |
| 1881 | 535 |
| 1891 | 474 |
| 1901 | 437 |
| 1911 | 274 |
| 1921 | 322 |
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, New Larig shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 535 total population, 281 females, 254 males, 160 married persons, 103 families, 81 married females, 79 married males, 33 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 342 single persons under 18, 177 single females under 18, 165 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 99 inhabited houses, 99 occupied houses, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 8,925 bushels of potatoes, 8,069 bushels of oats, 1,308 bushels of buckwheat, 1,255 bushels of spring wheat, 1,203 acres of hay crops, 1,002 tons of hay, 330 bushels of turnips, 158 bushels of barley, 105 acres of wheat, 92 acres of potatoes, 45 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 36 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 535 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:
NS020012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016026— 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 Larig, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-larig-ns020012-1881/.