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 density was 9.1 people per square mile.
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 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 195 |
| Number of families | 195 |
| Number of females | 586 |
| Number of males | 620 |
| Number of married females | 180 |
| Number of married males | 179 |
| Number of married persons | 359 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP TOT | 1,206 |
| Total population | 1,206 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 386 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 430 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 816 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 181 |
| Number of occupied houses | 182 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,380 |
| Acres of potatoes | 213 |
| Acres of wheat | 93 |
| BAR BU | 152 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 152 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,752 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,128 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 96 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,040 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 628 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 113 |
| BWT BU | 1,752 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 1,380 |
| HAY TONS | 1,284 |
| OAT BU | 3,128 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 51 |
| POT AC | 213 |
| POT BU | 25,040 |
| RYE BU | 100 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,284 |
| WHT AC | 93 |
| WHT SP BU | 104 |
| WHT WTR BU | 113 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 386 |
| C UNMD M | 430 |
| C UNMD TOT | 816 |
| D OCC | 182 |
| FEMALE | 586 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| H CON | 12 |
| H INHAB | 181 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 620 |
| MD F | 180 |
| MD M | 179 |
| MD TOT | 359 |
| NUMBER CD | 22 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 96 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 628 |
| WID F | 20 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
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/.