Ohio, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Ohio was a census subdivision in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,843. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.969°N, 66.062°W.
Population
In 1881, Ohio had a population of 2,843: 1,412 male and 1,431 female residents. Population density was 34.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,526 |
| 1881 | 2,843 |
| 1891 | 967 |
| 1901 | 832 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 680 |
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 Ohio, 1891 (44.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hebron, 1891 (27.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Port Maitland, 1891 (29.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ohio shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 104 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 597 |
| Number of families | 597 |
| Number of females | 1,431 |
| Number of males | 1,412 |
| Number of married females | 522 |
| Number of married males | 521 |
| Number of married persons | 1,043 |
| Number of widowed females | 88 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 108 |
| POP TOT | 2,843 |
| Total population | 2,843 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 821 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 871 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,692 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 569 |
| Number of occupied houses | 571 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,624 |
| Acres of potatoes | 232 |
| Acres of wheat | 122 |
| BAR BU | 1,681 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,681 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,534 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 122 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 724 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,538 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 699 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 28,133 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,467 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,894 |
| BWT BU | 1,534 |
| CRN BU | 122 |
| HAY AC | 3,624 |
| HAY TONS | 3,919 |
| OAT BU | 724 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 699 |
| POT AC | 232 |
| POT BU | 28,133 |
| RYE BU | 36 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,919 |
| WHT AC | 122 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,467 |
Fisheries (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 103 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 172 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 1,490 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 4,178 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 1,751 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 82 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 26 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 7 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 5,896 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 2,833 |
| Number of fishing boats | 70 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 27 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 95 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 83 |
| Number of shoremen | 110 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 4,196 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 14 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 3,430 |
Other recorded variables (39 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 1,490 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 95 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 70 |
| C UNMD F | 821 |
| C UNMD M | 871 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,692 |
| CD NAME | Yarmouth |
| COD DX K | 4,196 |
| D OCC | 571 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 14 |
| FEMALE | 1,431 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 2,833 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| GSP XB Q | 103 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 569 |
| H UNINH | 21 |
| HAD DX K | 3,430 |
| HAL XB Q | 172 |
| MALE | 1,412 |
| MCK XB Q | 4,178 |
| MD F | 522 |
| MD M | 521 |
| MD TOT | 1,043 |
| NET XX F | 5,896 |
| NUMBER CD | 14 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 1,751 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,538 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| SHD XB Q | 26 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 110 |
| SLM XB Q | 82 |
| TRT XB Q | 7 |
| TUR BU | 6,894 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 83 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 27 |
| WID F | 88 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 108 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS014004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021011— 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-ns014004-1881/.