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 density was 18.3 people per square mile.
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 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 103 |
| Number of families | 103 |
| Number of females | 281 |
| Number of males | 254 |
| Number of married females | 81 |
| Number of married males | 79 |
| Number of married persons | 160 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP TOT | 535 |
| Total population | 535 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 177 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 165 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 342 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 99 |
| Number of occupied houses | 99 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,203 |
| Acres of potatoes | 92 |
| Acres of wheat | 105 |
| BAR BU | 158 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 158 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,308 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,069 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,925 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,255 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 330 |
| BWT BU | 1,308 |
| HAY AC | 1,203 |
| HAY TONS | 1,002 |
| OAT BU | 8,069 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 36 |
| POT AC | 92 |
| POT BU | 8,925 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,002 |
| WHT AC | 105 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,255 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 177 |
| C UNMD M | 165 |
| C UNMD TOT | 342 |
| D OCC | 99 |
| FEMALE | 281 |
| GRA BU | 45 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 99 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 254 |
| MD F | 81 |
| MD M | 79 |
| MD TOT | 160 |
| NUMBER CD | 20 |
| TUR BU | 330 |
| WID F | 23 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
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/.