Pugwash, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Pugwash was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,279. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.792°N, 63.704°W.
Population
In 1881, Pugwash had a population of 2,279: 1,155 male and 1,124 female residents. Population density was 22.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,199 |
| 1881 | 2,279 |
| 1891 | 2,160 |
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 Pugwash, 1871 (67.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Pugwash shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 436 |
| Number of families | 436 |
| Number of females | 1,124 |
| Number of males | 1,155 |
| Number of married females | 390 |
| Number of married males | 380 |
| Number of married persons | 770 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 93 |
| POP TOT | 2,279 |
| Total population | 2,279 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 665 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 751 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,416 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 416 |
| Number of occupied houses | 417 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,416 |
| Acres of potatoes | 394 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,195 |
| BAR BU | 3,539 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,539 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,535 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 374 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,905 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 693 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 287 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 64,958 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 14,345 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,156 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 171 |
| BWT BU | 7,535 |
| CRN BU | 22 |
| HAY AC | 5,416 |
| HAY TONS | 6,656 |
| OAT BU | 18,905 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 287 |
| POT AC | 394 |
| POT BU | 64,958 |
| RYE BU | 4 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,656 |
| WHT AC | 1,195 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,345 |
| WHT WTR BU | 171 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 665 |
| C UNMD M | 751 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,416 |
| D OCC | 417 |
| FEMALE | 1,124 |
| GRA BU | 374 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 416 |
| H UNINH | 26 |
| MALE | 1,155 |
| MD F | 390 |
| MD M | 380 |
| MD TOT | 770 |
| NUMBER CD | 22 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 693 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 10,156 |
| WID F | 69 |
| WID M | 24 |
| WID TOT | 93 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS022003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030008— 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). "Pugwash, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pugwash-ns022003-1881/.