Rawdon S, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Rawdon S was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 799. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.968°N, 63.765°W.
Population
In 1881, Rawdon S had a population of 799: 426 male and 373 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 719 |
| 1881 | 799 |
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 S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 799 total population, 426 males, 373 females, 225 married persons, 144 families, 113 married females, 112 married males, 29 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 545 single persons under 18, 309 single males under 18, 236 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 138 occupied houses, 137 inhabited houses, 13 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 9,320 bushels of potatoes, 3,996 bushels of turnips, 3,907 bushels of oats, 1,901 acres of hay crops, 1,318 tons of hay, 634 bushels of spring wheat, 482 bushels of buckwheat, 338 bushels of barley, 95 acres of potatoes, 84 bushels of other root crops, 50 acres of wheat, 20 bushels of peas and beans, 9 bushels of rye, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 799 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:
NS018008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018008— 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 S, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/rawdon-s-ns018008-1881/.