Smith Cove, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Smith Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 507. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.598°N, 65.691°W.
Population
In 1881, Smith Cove had a population of 507: 243 male and 264 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 507 |
| 1891 | 406 |
| 1901 | 378 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 418 |
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 Hillsburg, 1871 (39.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Smith Cove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 507 total population, 264 females, 243 males, 208 married persons, 108 families, 104 married females, 104 married males, 12 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 287 single persons under 18, 152 single females under 18, 135 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 104 occupied houses, 103 inhabited houses, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 7,507 bushels of potatoes, 5,782 bushels of turnips, 1,534 bushels of oats, 1,257 acres of hay crops, 933 bushels of buckwheat, 833 tons of hay, 604 bushels of spring wheat, 446 bushels of other root crops, 285 bushels of barley, 95 bushels of peas and beans, 65 acres of potatoes, 59 bushels of rye, 37 acres of wheat, 25 bushels of corn, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 224 barrels of mackerel, 170 fathoms of fishing nets, 128 barrels of other fish, 89 barrels of herring or alewives, 79 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 50 gallons of fish oil, 33 quintals of fascines fish, 20 quintals of cod, 10 men on fishing vessels, 7 men on fishing boats, 4 fishing boats, 2 fishing vessels, 2 shoremen. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 2 barrels of shad — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 507 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:
NS015016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009022— 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). "Smith Cove, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/smith-cove-ns015016-1881/.