Parrsborough Shore, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Parrsborough Shore was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,206. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.462°N, 64.606°W.
Population
In 1881, Parrsborough Shore had a population of 1,206: 620 male and 586 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,004 |
| 1881 | 1,206 |
| 1891 | 1,232 |
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, Parrsborough Shore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,206 total population, 620 males, 586 females, 359 married persons, 195 families, 180 married females, 179 married males, 31 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 816 single persons under 18, 430 single males under 18, 386 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 182 occupied houses, 181 inhabited houses, 12 houses under construction, 12 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 25,040 bushels of potatoes, 3,128 bushels of oats, 1,752 bushels of buckwheat, 1,380 acres of hay crops, 1,284 tons of hay, 628 bushels of turnips, 213 acres of potatoes, 152 bushels of barley, 113 bushels of winter wheat, 104 bushels of spring wheat, 100 bushels of rye, 96 bushels of other root crops, 93 acres of wheat, 51 bushels of peas and beans, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,206 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:
NS022012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030011— 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). "Parrsborough Shore, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/parrsborough-shore-ns022012-1881/.