Port Medway, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Port Medway was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 742. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3398376. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.134°N, 64.602°W.
Population
In 1881, Port Medway had a population of 742: 369 male and 373 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,136 |
| 1881 | 742 |
| 1891 | 943 |
| 1901 | 790 |
| 1911 | 644 |
| 1921 | 652 |
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 Port Medway, 1871 (29.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Port Medway shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 742 total population, 373 females, 369 males, 244 married persons, 143 families, 123 married females, 121 married males, 33 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 465 single persons under 18, 239 single males under 18, 226 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 137 inhabited houses, 137 occupied houses, 11 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,969 bushels of potatoes, 1,436 bushels of turnips, 408 bushels of barley, 361 bushels of other root crops, 255 tons of hay, 196 acres of hay crops, 113 bushels of oats, 52 acres of potatoes, 35 bushels of peas and beans, 11 bushels of rye, 9 bushels of buckwheat, 8 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 4,365 fathoms of fishing nets, 2,606 quintals of cod, 2,435 gallons of fish oil, 1,071 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 282 barrels of herring or alewives, 88 barrels of gaspareaux, 70 barrels of mackerel, 62 men on fishing boats, 31 men on fishing vessels, 27 fishing boats, 5 fishing vessels, 4 barrels of halibut, 2 barrels of other fish, 2 quintals of fascines fish, 1 barrels of salmon. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 742 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:
NS012008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS017009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3398376
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Medway,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Medway
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 Medway, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-medway-ns012008-1881/.