Rawdon N, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Rawdon N was a township in Hants County, Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 800. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.077°N, 63.709°W.
Population
In 1881, Rawdon N had a population of 800: 382 male and 418 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 776 |
| 1881 | 800 |
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, Rawdon N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 68 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 129 |
| Number of families | 129 |
| Number of females | 418 |
| Number of males | 382 |
| Number of married females | 108 |
| Number of married males | 104 |
| Number of married persons | 212 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP TOT | 800 |
| Total population | 800 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 289 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 268 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 557 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 128 |
| Number of occupied houses | 128 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,762 |
| Acres of potatoes | 125 |
| Acres of wheat | 143 |
| BAR BU | 536 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 536 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,322 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,724 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 729 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,277 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 158 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,021 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,576 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 54 |
| BWT BU | 1,322 |
| CRN BU | 6 |
| HAY AC | 2,762 |
| HAY TONS | 2,105 |
| OAT BU | 6,724 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 125 |
| POT AC | 125 |
| POT BU | 20,277 |
| RYE BU | 158 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,105 |
| WHT AC | 143 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,021 |
| WHT WTR BU | 54 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 289 |
| C UNMD M | 268 |
| C UNMD TOT | 557 |
| CD NAME | Hants |
| D OCC | 128 |
| FEMALE | 418 |
| GRA BU | 40 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 128 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 382 |
| MD F | 108 |
| MD M | 104 |
| MD TOT | 212 |
| NUMBER CD | 18 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 729 |
| TUR BU | 4,576 |
| WID F | 21 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS018016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018016— 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). "Rawdon N, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/rawdon-n-ns018016-1881/.