Ohio, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Ohio was a census subdivision in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 383. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.884°N, 65.380°W.
Population
In 1881, Ohio had a population of 383: 196 male and 187 female residents. Population density was 2.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 383 |
| 1891 | 373 |
| 1901 | 363 |
| 1911 | 325 |
| 1921 | 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 Carleton, Village, 1871 (59.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ohio shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 62 |
| Number of families | 62 |
| Number of females | 187 |
| Number of males | 196 |
| Number of married females | 57 |
| Number of married males | 57 |
| Number of married persons | 114 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP TOT | 383 |
| Total population | 383 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 120 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 137 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 257 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 62 |
| Number of occupied houses | 62 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,236 |
| Acres of potatoes | 70 |
| Acres of wheat | 11 |
| BAR BU | 233 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 233 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 216 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 138 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,553 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 119 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,437 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| BWT BU | 56 |
| CRN BU | 46 |
| HAY AC | 1,236 |
| HAY TONS | 979 |
| OAT BU | 51 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 138 |
| POT AC | 70 |
| POT BU | 5,553 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 979 |
| WHT AC | 11 |
| WHT SP BU | 119 |
| WHT WTR BU | 12 |
Fisheries (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 24 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 8 |
| Number of fishing boats | 1 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 1 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 10 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 8 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 24 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 1 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 1 |
| C UNMD F | 120 |
| C UNMD M | 137 |
| C UNMD TOT | 257 |
| CD NAME | Shelburne |
| COD DX K | 10 |
| D OCC | 62 |
| EEL XB Q | 2 |
| FEMALE | 187 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 62 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| HAD DX K | 8 |
| MALE | 196 |
| MCK XB Q | 1 |
| MD F | 57 |
| MD M | 57 |
| MD TOT | 114 |
| NUMBER CD | 13 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 216 |
| TRT XB Q | 8 |
| TUR BU | 1,437 |
| WID F | 10 |
| WID M | 2 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS013004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019009_1881— 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). "Ohio, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/ohio-ns013004-1881/.