Noel, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Noel was a census subdivision in Hants County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,218. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.256°N, 63.763°W.
Population
In 1881, Noel had a population of 1,218: 635 male and 583 female residents. Population density was 23.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,978 |
| 1881 | 1,218 |
| 1891 | 1,200 |
| 1901 | 1,237 |
| 1911 | 1,311 |
| 1921 | 1,272 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Noel, 1871 (33.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Noel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 218 |
| Number of families | 218 |
| Number of females | 583 |
| Number of males | 635 |
| Number of married females | 188 |
| Number of married males | 189 |
| Number of married persons | 377 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP TOT | 1,218 |
| Total population | 1,218 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 371 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 430 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 801 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 216 |
| Number of occupied houses | 217 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,498 |
| Acres of potatoes | 165 |
| Acres of wheat | 294 |
| BAR BU | 918 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 918 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 863 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,245 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,201 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 77 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 28,451 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,005 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,715 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| BWT BU | 863 |
| CRN BU | 23 |
| HAY AC | 2,498 |
| HAY TONS | 2,892 |
| OAT BU | 6,245 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 77 |
| POT AC | 165 |
| POT BU | 28,451 |
| RYE BU | 27 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,892 |
| WHT AC | 294 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,005 |
| WHT WTR BU | 25 |
Fisheries (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 6 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 245 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 850 |
| Number of fishing boats | 3 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 4 |
| Number of shoremen | 1 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 5 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 27 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 5 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 6 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 4 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 3 |
| C UNMD F | 371 |
| C UNMD M | 430 |
| C UNMD TOT | 801 |
| CD NAME | Hants |
| COD DX K | 5 |
| D OCC | 217 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 27 |
| FEMALE | 583 |
| GRA BU | 18 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 216 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| HAD DX K | 5 |
| MALE | 635 |
| MD F | 188 |
| MD M | 189 |
| MD TOT | 377 |
| NET XX F | 850 |
| NUMBER CD | 18 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,201 |
| SHD XB Q | 245 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 1 |
| TUR BU | 6,715 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 24 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS018013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012008— 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). "Noel, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/noel-ns018013-1881/.