Shag & Wood's Harbour, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Shag & Wood's Harbour was a census subdivision in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,732. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.552°N, 65.704°W.
Population
In 1881, Shag & Wood's Harbour had a population of 1,732: 873 male and 859 female residents. Population density was 34.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,448 |
| 1881 | 1,732 |
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 Shag Harbour, 1891 (32.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Woods Harbour, 1891 (68.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Shag & Wood's Harbour 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 | 305 |
| Number of families | 305 |
| Number of females | 859 |
| Number of males | 873 |
| Number of married females | 322 |
| Number of married males | 322 |
| Number of married persons | 644 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP TOT | 1,732 |
| Total population | 1,732 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 502 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 542 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,044 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 303 |
| Number of occupied houses | 303 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 642 |
| Acres of potatoes | 97 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 92 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 152 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,220 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 118 |
| HAY AC | 642 |
| HAY TONS | 736 |
| OAT BU | 92 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1 |
| POT AC | 97 |
| POT BU | 13,220 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 736 |
Fisheries (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 7 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 37 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 73 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 961 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 2,699 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 715 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 1 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 10,750 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 2,346 |
| Number of fishing boats | 106 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 16 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 126 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 119 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 6,179 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 3 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 1,470 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 961 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 126 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 106 |
| C UNMD F | 502 |
| C UNMD M | 542 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,044 |
| CD NAME | Shelburne |
| COD DX K | 6,179 |
| D OCC | 303 |
| EEL XB Q | 7 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 3 |
| FEMALE | 859 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 2,346 |
| GSP XB Q | 37 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 303 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| HAD DX K | 1,470 |
| HAL XB Q | 73 |
| MALE | 873 |
| MCK XB Q | 2,699 |
| MD F | 322 |
| MD M | 322 |
| MD TOT | 644 |
| NET XX F | 10,750 |
| NUMBER CD | 13 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 715 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 152 |
| SHD XB Q | 1 |
| TUR BU | 118 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 119 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 16 |
| WID F | 35 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS013008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013008— 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). "Shag & Wood's Harbour, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/shag-wood-s-harbour-ns013008-1881/.