Rawdon & Uniacke, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Rawdon & Uniacke was a census subdivision in Hants County, 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 & Uniacke had a population of 799: 426 male and 373 female residents. Population density was 5.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 719 |
| 1881 | 799 |
| 1891 | 857 |
| 1901 | 645 |
| 1911 | 516 |
| 1921 | 508 |
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 & Uniacke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 66 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 144 |
| Number of families | 144 |
| Number of females | 373 |
| Number of males | 426 |
| Number of married females | 113 |
| Number of married males | 112 |
| Number of married persons | 225 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP TOT | 799 |
| Total population | 799 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 236 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 309 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 545 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 137 |
| Number of occupied houses | 138 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,901 |
| Acres of potatoes | 95 |
| Acres of wheat | 50 |
| BAR BU | 338 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 338 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 482 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,907 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,320 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 634 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,996 |
| BWT BU | 482 |
| HAY AC | 1,901 |
| HAY TONS | 1,318 |
| OAT BU | 3,907 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 20 |
| POT AC | 95 |
| POT BU | 9,320 |
| RYE BU | 9 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,318 |
| WHT AC | 50 |
| WHT SP BU | 634 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 236 |
| C UNMD M | 309 |
| C UNMD TOT | 545 |
| CD NAME | Hants |
| D OCC | 138 |
| FEMALE | 373 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 137 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 426 |
| MD F | 113 |
| MD M | 112 |
| MD TOT | 225 |
| NUMBER CD | 18 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 84 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 3,996 |
| WID F | 24 |
| WID M | 5 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS018008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012010— 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 & Uniacke, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/rawdon-uniacke-ns018008-1881/.