Pope's Harbor, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Pope's Harbor was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,866. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.829°N, 62.678°W.
Population
In 1881, Pope's Harbor had a population of 1,866: 952 male and 914 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,705 |
| 1881 | 1,866 |
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 Polling District No. 26b, 1891 (46.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Polling District No. 26a, 1891 (54.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Pope's Harbor shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,866 total population, 952 males, 914 females, 563 married persons, 283 families, 282 married females, 281 married males, 65 widowed persons, 37 widowed females, 28 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,238 single persons under 18, 643 single males under 18, 595 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 279 occupied houses, 276 inhabited houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 9,408 bushels of potatoes, 1,419 bushels of buckwheat, 983 tons of hay, 920 acres of hay crops, 477 bushels of oats, 339 bushels of turnips, 257 bushels of other root crops, 95 acres of potatoes, 55 bushels of spring wheat, 29 bushels of peas and beans, 12 bushels of barley, 4 bushels of rye, 3 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 31,020 fathoms of fishing nets, 5,509 barrels of herring or alewives, 5,481 quintals of cod, 2,925 gallons of fish oil, 1,674 barrels of mackerel, 1,316 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 274 men on fishing boats, 255 barrels of gaspareaux, 152 fishing boats, 93 men on fishing vessels, 16 shoremen, 12 fishing vessels, 10 barrels of salmon, 4 barrels of halibut, 3 barrels of eels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,866 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:
NS010023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010023— 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). "Pope's Harbor, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pope-s-harbor-ns010023-1881/.