Port Hood, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Port Hood was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,498. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.028°N, 61.476°W.
Population
In 1881, Port Hood had a population of 1,498: 759 male and 739 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,297 |
| 1881 | 1,498 |
| 1891 | 1,646 |
| 1901 | 1,891 |
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, Port Hood shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,498 total population, 759 males, 739 females, 402 married persons, 247 families, 201 married females, 201 married males, 58 widowed persons, 47 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,038 single persons under 18, 547 single males under 18, 491 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 239 inhabited houses, 239 occupied houses, 16 uninhabited houses, 14 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 20,736 bushels of potatoes, 16,260 bushels of oats, 2,362 bushels of turnips, 2,288 acres of hay crops, 2,204 tons of hay, 1,500 bushels of barley, 1,289 bushels of spring wheat, 510 bushels of buckwheat, 263 acres of potatoes, 107 acres of wheat, 77 bushels of other root crops, 28 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 bushels of peas and beans, 2 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 4,531 fathoms of fishing nets, 1,052 barrels of herring or alewives, 1,044 gallons of fish oil, 949 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 939 quintals of cod, 801 barrels of mackerel, 104 fishing boats, 84 men on fishing boats, 6 shoremen, 3 barrels of gaspareaux. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,498 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:
NS004006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS035018— 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). "Port Hood, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-hood-ns004006-1881/.