Ritcey's Cove, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Ritcey's Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,827. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.315°N, 64.341°W.
Population
In 1881, Ritcey's Cove had a population of 1,827: 956 male and 871 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,594 |
| 1881 | 1,827 |
| 1891 | 1,934 |
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, Ritcey's Cove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,827 total population, 956 males, 871 females, 651 married persons, 335 families, 327 married females, 324 married males, 70 widowed persons, 51 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,106 single persons under 18, 613 single males under 18, 493 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 297 inhabited houses, 297 occupied houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 50,252 bushels of potatoes, 8,430 bushels of barley, 6,651 bushels of other root crops, 3,034 bushels of turnips, 1,972 acres of hay crops, 1,739 tons of hay, 1,638 bushels of oats, 285 acres of potatoes, 137 bushels of peas and beans, 14 bushels of spring wheat, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 bushels of corn, 2 bushels of rye, 1 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 23,776 quintals of cod, 17,704 fathoms of fishing nets, 11,267 gallons of fish oil, 1,312 barrels of herring or alewives, 554 barrels of mackerel, 478 men on fishing vessels, 273 shoremen, 145 men on fishing boats, 110 fishing boats, 34 fishing vessels, 28 barrels of gaspareaux, 18 barrels of eels, 15 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 9 barrels of halibut, 5 barrels of salmon. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,827 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:
NS011002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS038011— 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). "Ritcey's Cove, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/ritcey-s-cove-ns011002-1881/.