Sambro, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Sambro was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 494. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7409092. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.490°N, 63.613°W.
Population
In 1881, Sambro had a population of 494: 259 male and 235 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 440 |
| 1881 | 494 |
| 1901 | 503 |
| 1911 | 455 |
| 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, Sambro shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 494 total population, 259 males, 235 females, 179 married persons, 92 families, 91 married males, 88 married females, 14 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 301 single persons under 18, 163 single males under 18, 138 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 92 inhabited houses, 92 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 1,803 bushels of potatoes, 154 tons of hay, 146 acres of hay crops, 140 bushels of turnips, 22 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 10,777 fathoms of fishing nets, 6,071 quintals of cod, 3,982 gallons of fish oil, 2,204 barrels of mackerel, 1,214 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 224 barrels of herring or alewives, 162 fishing boats, 160 men on fishing boats, 65 barrels of gaspareaux, 17 shoremen. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 24,000 pounds of lobster canned — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 494 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:
NS010004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011031— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7409092
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambro,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Sambro, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sambro-ns010004-1881/.