Pictou, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Pictou was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 743. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.697°N, 62.610°W.
Population
In 1881, Pictou had a population of 743: 360 male and 383 female residents. Population density was 32.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,462 |
| 1881 | 743 |
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 Pictou, 1871 (64.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Pictou shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 139 |
| Number of families | 139 |
| Number of females | 383 |
| Number of males | 360 |
| Number of married females | 112 |
| Number of married males | 112 |
| Number of married persons | 224 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP TOT | 743 |
| Total population | 743 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 241 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 238 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 479 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 20 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 117 |
| Number of occupied houses | 137 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 368 |
| Acres of potatoes | 68 |
| Acres of wheat | 133 |
| BAR BU | 365 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 365 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,376 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,918 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,914 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,080 |
| BWT BU | 20 |
| HAY AC | 368 |
| HAY TONS | 529 |
| OAT BU | 6,376 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 7 |
| POT AC | 68 |
| POT BU | 7,918 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 529 |
| WHT AC | 133 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,914 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 241 |
| C UNMD M | 238 |
| C UNMD TOT | 479 |
| D OCC | 137 |
| FEMALE | 383 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 117 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 360 |
| MD F | 112 |
| MD M | 112 |
| MD TOT | 224 |
| NUMBER CD | 20 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 13 |
| SHAN | 20 |
| TUR BU | 3,080 |
| WID F | 30 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020007— 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). "Pictou, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pictou-ns020007-1881/.