Plymouth, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Plymouth was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,573. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7205749. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.765°N, 66.028°W.
Population
In 1881, Plymouth had a population of 1,573: 805 male and 768 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,321 |
| 1881 | 1,573 |
| 1901 | 779 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 675 |
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, Plymouth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,573 total population, 805 males, 768 females, 470 married persons, 257 families, 235 married females, 235 married males, 65 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 26 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,038 single persons under 18, 544 single males under 18, 494 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 250 inhabited houses, 250 occupied houses, 18 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 34,562 bushels of potatoes, 3,483 bushels of turnips, 1,672 tons of hay, 1,167 acres of hay crops, 1,104 bushels of other root crops, 336 acres of potatoes, 248 bushels of oats, 237 bushels of spring wheat, 217 bushels of barley, 114 bushels of peas and beans, 78 bushels of corn, 20 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 9,252 fathoms of fishing nets, 7,292 quintals of cod, 4,074 gallons of fish oil, 2,602 barrels of other fish, 1,501 barrels of mackerel, 1,451 barrels of herring or alewives, 648 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 195 fishing boats, 195 men on fishing vessels, 162 men on fishing boats, 96 barrels of trout, 78 barrels of gaspareaux, 64 barrels of halibut, 60 shoremen, 49 quintals of fascines fish, 31 barrels of eels, 14 fishing vessels, 5 barrels of salmon. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 1 barrels of sardines, 1 barrels of shad — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,573 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:
NS014001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7205749
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth,_Yarmouth_County,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Plymouth, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/plymouth-ns014001-1881/.