Red Islands, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Red Islands was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 822. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.756°N, 60.696°W.
Population
In 1881, Red Islands had a population of 822: 396 male and 426 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 776 |
| 1881 | 822 |
| 1891 | 887 |
| 1901 | 814 |
| 1911 | 760 |
| 1921 | 432 |
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, Red Islands shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 822 total population, 426 females, 396 males, 206 married persons, 133 families, 104 married males, 102 married females, 50 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 566 single persons under 18, 293 single females under 18, 273 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 133 occupied houses, 119 inhabited houses, 14 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 14,876 bushels of potatoes, 3,231 bushels of oats, 1,066 acres of hay crops, 839 tons of hay, 622 bushels of barley, 590 bushels of spring wheat, 480 bushels of turnips, 169 acres of potatoes, 53 acres of wheat, 2 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 881 fathoms of fishing nets, 323 quintals of cod, 97 gallons of fish oil, 83 barrels of herring or alewives, 72 barrels of eels, 54 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 23 men on fishing boats, 17 fishing boats, 15 barrels of mackerel, 2 barrels of halibut. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 822 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:
NS007008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018013— 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). "Red Islands, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/red-islands-ns007008-1881/.