Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Sandy Cove was a census subdivision in Digby County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,090. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.480°N, 66.101°W.
Population
In 1881, Sandy Cove had a population of 1,090: 575 male and 515 female residents. Population density was 38.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,135 |
| 1881 | 1,090 |
| 1891 | 687 |
| 1901 | 754 |
| 1911 | 711 |
| 1921 | 683 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Sandy Cove, 1871 (74.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sandy Cove, 1891 (57.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Little River, 1891 (42.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Sandy Cove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 218 |
| Number of families | 218 |
| Number of females | 515 |
| Number of males | 575 |
| Number of married females | 201 |
| Number of married males | 201 |
| Number of married persons | 402 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP TOT | 1,090 |
| Total population | 1,090 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 281 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 366 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 647 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 199 |
| Number of occupied houses | 199 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 964 |
| Acres of potatoes | 94 |
| Acres of wheat | 49 |
| BAR BU | 303 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 303 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 425 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,256 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 281 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,127 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 977 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,544 |
| BWT BU | 425 |
| HAY AC | 964 |
| HAY TONS | 1,242 |
| OAT BU | 1,256 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 6 |
| POT AC | 94 |
| POT BU | 13,127 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,242 |
| WHT AC | 49 |
| WHT SP BU | 977 |
Fisheries (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 3 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 2,528 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 289 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 18 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 4,393 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 12,564 |
| Number of fishing boats | 110 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 1 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 203 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 10 |
| Number of shoremen | 3 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 3,666 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 14,050 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 2,528 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 203 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 110 |
| C UNMD F | 281 |
| C UNMD M | 366 |
| C UNMD TOT | 647 |
| CD NAME | Digby |
| COD DX K | 3,666 |
| D OCC | 199 |
| FEMALE | 515 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 12,564 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 199 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| HAD DX K | 14,050 |
| HAL XB Q | 3 |
| MALE | 575 |
| MCK XB Q | 289 |
| MD F | 201 |
| MD M | 201 |
| MD TOT | 402 |
| NET XX F | 4,393 |
| NUMBER CD | 15 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 18 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 281 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 3 |
| TUR BU | 12,544 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 10 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 1 |
| WID F | 33 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS015004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009020— 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). "Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sandy-cove-ns015004-1881/.