Rawdon N, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Rawdon N was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 800 total population, 418 females, 382 males, 212 married persons, 129 families, 108 married females, 104 married males, 31 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 557 single persons under 18, 289 single females under 18, 268 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 128 inhabited houses, 128 occupied houses, 9 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 20,277 bushels of potatoes, 6,724 bushels of oats, 4,576 bushels of turnips, 2,762 acres of hay crops, 2,105 tons of hay, 2,021 bushels of spring wheat, 1,322 bushels of buckwheat, 729 bushels of other root crops, 536 bushels of barley, 158 bushels of rye, 143 acres of wheat, 125 acres of potatoes, 125 bushels of peas and beans, 54 bushels of winter wheat, 40 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 800 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:
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/.