Scotch Village, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Scotch Village was a village in Hants County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,611. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.079°N, 64.046°W.
Population
In 1881, Scotch Village had a population of 2,611: 1,363 male and 1,248 female residents. Population density was 26.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,435 |
| 1881 | 2,611 |
| 1891 | 821 |
| 1901 | 705 |
| 1911 | 673 |
| 1921 | 663 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Avondale, 1891 (14.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Burlington, 1891 (64.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Scotch Village, 1891 (20.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Scotch Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 507 |
| Number of families | 507 |
| Number of females | 1,248 |
| Number of males | 1,363 |
| Number of married females | 430 |
| Number of married males | 429 |
| Number of married persons | 859 |
| Number of widowed females | 73 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 97 |
| POP TOT | 2,611 |
| Total population | 2,611 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 745 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 910 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,655 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 494 |
| Number of occupied houses | 498 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,057 |
| Acres of potatoes | 340 |
| Acres of wheat | 495 |
| BAR BU | 1,293 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,293 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 739 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,466 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,235 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 314 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 50,546 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,100 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,744 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 17 |
| BWT BU | 739 |
| CRN BU | 112 |
| HAY AC | 5,057 |
| HAY TONS | 6,212 |
| OAT BU | 16,466 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 314 |
| POT AC | 340 |
| POT BU | 50,546 |
| RYE BU | 29 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,212 |
| WHT AC | 495 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,100 |
| WHT WTR BU | 17 |
Fisheries (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 121 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 960 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 2 |
| Number of fishing boats | 4 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 8 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 19 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 10 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BOAT MEN Q | 8 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 4 |
| C UNMD F | 745 |
| C UNMD M | 910 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,655 |
| CD NAME | Hants |
| COD DX K | 19 |
| D OCC | 498 |
| FEMALE | 1,248 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 2 |
| GRA BU | 18 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 494 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| HAD DX K | 10 |
| MALE | 1,363 |
| MD F | 430 |
| MD M | 429 |
| MD TOT | 859 |
| NET XX F | 960 |
| NUMBER CD | 18 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,235 |
| SHD XB Q | 121 |
| TUR BU | 10,744 |
| VESS | 4 |
| WID F | 73 |
| WID M | 24 |
| WID TOT | 97 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS018007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012012— 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). "Scotch Village, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/scotch-village-ns018007-1881/.