Pubnico, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Pubnico was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,405. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3410498. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.677°N, 65.735°W.
Population
In 1881, Pubnico had a population of 2,405: 1,226 male and 1,179 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,903 |
| 1881 | 2,405 |
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 Pubnico W-O, 1891 (9.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Pubnico E, 1891 (72.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Pubnico Head, 1891 (17.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Pubnico shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,405 total population, 1,226 males, 1,179 females, 749 married persons, 411 families, 375 married males, 374 married females, 73 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 31 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,583 single persons under 18, 820 single males under 18, 763 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 366 occupied houses, 363 inhabited houses, 19 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 23,810 bushels of potatoes, 1,549 acres of hay crops, 1,530 bushels of other root crops, 1,365 tons of hay, 1,284 bushels of turnips, 1,200 bushels of peas and beans, 571 bushels of oats, 332 acres of potatoes, 209 bushels of spring wheat, 59 bushels of barley, 32 bushels of corn, 29 bushels of rye, 18 acres of wheat, 6 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 46,802 quintals of cod, 15,567 gallons of fish oil, 9,773 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 6,935 fathoms of fishing nets, 1,130 barrels of mackerel, 840 barrels of herring or alewives, 747 men on fishing vessels, 336 barrels of halibut, 319 fishing boats, 301 shoremen, 267 barrels of other fish, 125 barrels of gaspareaux, 89 men on fishing boats, 49 fishing vessels, 28 barrels of eels, 2 quintals of fascines fish. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 3 barrels of shad, 151,000 pounds of lobster canned — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Simon d'Entremont | 1788–1886 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,405 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:
NS014010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3410498
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). "Pubnico, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pubnico-ns014010-1881/.