Nictaux, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Nictaux was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,516. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7030693. 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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,516 total population, 769 females, 747 males, 514 married persons, 290 families, 258 married males, 256 married females, 55 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 947 single persons under 18, 474 single males under 18, 473 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 283 inhabited houses, 283 occupied houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 41,417 bushels of potatoes, 14,125 bushels of turnips, 5,713 bushels of oats, 4,290 acres of hay crops, 3,894 tons of hay, 2,592 bushels of spring wheat, 2,379 bushels of buckwheat, 2,065 bushels of other root crops, 719 bushels of barley, 570 bushels of rye, 499 bushels of peas and beans, 493 bushels of corn, 349 acres of potatoes, 212 acres of wheat, 63 bushels of winter wheat, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Avard Longley | 1823–1884 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,516 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:
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: Q7030693
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nictaux
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/.