Ohio, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Ohio was a census subdivision in 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,526 |
| 1881 | 2,843 |
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 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).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ohio, 1891 (44.0% 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 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,843 total population, 1,431 females, 1,412 males, 1,043 married persons, 597 families, 522 married females, 521 married males, 108 widowed persons, 88 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,692 single persons under 18, 871 single males under 18, 821 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 571 occupied houses, 569 inhabited houses, 21 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 28,133 bushels of potatoes, 6,894 bushels of turnips, 5,538 bushels of other root crops, 3,919 tons of hay, 3,624 acres of hay crops, 1,681 bushels of barley, 1,534 bushels of buckwheat, 1,467 bushels of spring wheat, 724 bushels of oats, 699 bushels of peas and beans, 232 acres of potatoes, 122 acres of wheat, 122 bushels of corn, 26 bushels of rye, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 5,896 fathoms of fishing nets, 4,196 quintals of cod, 4,178 barrels of mackerel, 3,430 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 2,833 gallons of fish oil, 1,751 barrels of other fish, 1,490 barrels of herring or alewives, 172 barrels of halibut, 110 shoremen, 103 barrels of gaspareaux, 95 men on fishing boats, 83 men on fishing vessels, 82 barrels of salmon, 70 fishing boats, 27 fishing vessels, 14 quintals of fascines fish, 7 barrels of trout. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 26 barrels of shad — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,843 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:
NS014004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014004— 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/.