North-East Margaree, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
North-East Margaree was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,451. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7057936. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.397°N, 60.955°W.
Population
In 1881, North-East Margaree had a population of 1,451: 753 male and 698 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,476 |
| 1881 | 1,451 |
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, North-East Margaree shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,451 total population, 753 males, 698 females, 406 married persons, 215 families, 203 married females, 203 married males, 53 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 992 single persons under 18, 537 single males under 18, 455 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 215 inhabited houses, 215 occupied houses, 4 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 32,031 bushels of potatoes, 11,658 bushels of oats, 4,235 tons of hay, 3,313 bushels of turnips, 3,101 acres of hay crops, 2,167 bushels of spring wheat, 764 bushels of buckwheat, 339 bushels of barley, 278 acres of potatoes, 146 acres of wheat, 130 bushels of other root crops, 55 bushels of peas and beans, 30 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 10 barrels of gaspareaux, 6 barrels of trout, 2 barrels of salmon, 1 quintals of fascines fish. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,451 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:
NS004014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004014_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7057936
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). "North-East Margaree, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/north-east-margaree-ns004014-1881/.