Nictaux, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Nictaux was a township in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,516. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.881°N, 65.131°W.
Population
In 1881, Nictaux had a population of 1,516: 747 male and 769 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,386 |
| 1881 | 1,516 |
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 Lawrencetown Lane, 1891 (69.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Nictau, 1891 (30.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Nictaux 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 | 290 |
| Number of families | 290 |
| Number of females | 769 |
| Number of males | 747 |
| Number of married females | 256 |
| Number of married males | 258 |
| Number of married persons | 514 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP TOT | 1,516 |
| Total population | 1,516 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 473 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 474 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 947 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 283 |
| Number of occupied houses | 283 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,290 |
| Acres of potatoes | 349 |
| Acres of wheat | 212 |
| BAR BU | 719 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 719 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,379 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 493 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,713 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,065 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 499 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 41,417 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 570 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,592 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 14,125 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 63 |
| BWT BU | 2,379 |
| CRN BU | 493 |
| HAY AC | 4,290 |
| HAY TONS | 3,894 |
| OAT BU | 5,713 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 499 |
| POT AC | 349 |
| POT BU | 41,417 |
| RYE BU | 570 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,894 |
| WHT AC | 212 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,592 |
| WHT WTR BU | 63 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 473 |
| C UNMD M | 474 |
| C UNMD TOT | 947 |
| CD NAME | Annapolis |
| D OCC | 283 |
| FEMALE | 769 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| H INHAB | 283 |
| MALE | 747 |
| MD F | 256 |
| MD M | 258 |
| MD TOT | 514 |
| NUMBER CD | 16 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,065 |
| TUR BU | 14,125 |
| WID F | 40 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS016012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016012— 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). "Nictaux, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/nictaux-ns016012-1881/.