Pubnico, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Pubnico was a census subdivision in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,405. 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 density was 29.5 people per square mile.
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 102 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 411 |
| Number of families | 411 |
| Number of females | 1,179 |
| Number of males | 1,226 |
| Number of married females | 374 |
| Number of married males | 375 |
| Number of married persons | 749 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 73 |
| POP TOT | 2,405 |
| Total population | 2,405 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 763 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 820 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,583 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 19 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 363 |
| Number of occupied houses | 366 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,549 |
| Acres of potatoes | 332 |
| Acres of wheat | 18 |
| BAR BU | 59 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 571 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,530 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,200 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,810 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 209 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,284 |
| BWT BU | 6 |
| CRN BU | 32 |
| HAY AC | 1,549 |
| HAY TONS | 1,365 |
| OAT BU | 571 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,200 |
| POT AC | 332 |
| POT BU | 23,810 |
| RYE BU | 29 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,365 |
| WHT AC | 18 |
| WHT SP BU | 209 |
Fisheries (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 28 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 125 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 336 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 840 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 1,130 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 267 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 3 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 6,935 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 15,567 |
| Number of fishing boats | 319 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 49 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 89 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 747 |
| Number of shoremen | 301 |
| Pounds of lobster canned in the past year | 151,000 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 46,802 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 2 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 9,773 |
Other recorded variables (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 840 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 89 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 319 |
| C UNMD F | 763 |
| C UNMD M | 820 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,583 |
| CD NAME | Yarmouth |
| COD DX K | 46,802 |
| D OCC | 366 |
| EEL XB Q | 28 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 2 |
| FEMALE | 1,179 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 15,567 |
| GSP XB Q | 125 |
| H CON | 19 |
| H INHAB | 363 |
| HAD DX K | 9,773 |
| HAL XB Q | 336 |
| LOB XC P | 151,000 |
| MALE | 1,226 |
| MCK XB Q | 1,130 |
| MD F | 374 |
| MD M | 375 |
| MD TOT | 749 |
| NET XX F | 6,935 |
| NUMBER CD | 14 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 267 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,530 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| SHD XB Q | 3 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 301 |
| TUR BU | 1,284 |
| VESS | 1 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 747 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 49 |
| WID F | 42 |
| WID M | 31 |
| WID TOT | 73 |
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: 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). "Pubnico, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pubnico-ns014010-1881/.