Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Portuguese Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 611. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.518°N, 63.549°W.
Population
In 1881, Portuguese Cove had a population of 611: 333 male and 278 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 515 |
| 1881 | 611 |
| 1901 | 485 |
| 1911 | 438 |
| 1921 | 318 |
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, Portuguese Cove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 611 total population, 333 males, 278 females, 168 married persons, 115 families, 85 married males, 83 married females, 28 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 415 single persons under 18, 237 single males under 18, 178 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 109 inhabited houses, 109 occupied houses, 13 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 1,458 bushels of potatoes, 150 acres of hay crops, 133 tons of hay, 30 bushels of oats, 21 bushels of other root crops, 19 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 18,568 fathoms of fishing nets, 4,318 quintals of cod, 937 barrels of mackerel, 930 barrels of herring or alewives, 807 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 240 men on fishing boats, 202 fishing boats, 41 men on fishing vessels, 38 barrels of gaspareaux, 11 fishing vessels, 10 shoremen. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 611 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:
NS010003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011027— 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). "Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/portuguese-cove-ns010003-1881/.