Smith Cove, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Smith Cove was a census subdivision in Digby County, 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 density was 75.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 507 |
| 1891 | 406 |
| 1901 | 378 |
| 1911 | 346 |
| 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 96 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 108 |
| Number of families | 108 |
| Number of females | 264 |
| Number of males | 243 |
| Number of married females | 104 |
| Number of married males | 104 |
| Number of married persons | 208 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP TOT | 507 |
| Total population | 507 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 152 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 135 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 287 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 103 |
| Number of occupied houses | 104 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,257 |
| Acres of potatoes | 65 |
| Acres of wheat | 37 |
| BAR BU | 285 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 285 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 933 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,534 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 446 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 95 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,507 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 604 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,782 |
| BWT BU | 933 |
| CRN BU | 25 |
| HAY AC | 1,257 |
| HAY TONS | 833 |
| OAT BU | 1,534 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 95 |
| POT AC | 65 |
| POT BU | 7,507 |
| RYE BU | 59 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 833 |
| WHT AC | 37 |
| WHT SP BU | 604 |
Fisheries (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 89 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 224 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 128 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 2 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 170 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 50 |
| Number of fishing boats | 4 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 2 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 7 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 10 |
| Number of shoremen | 2 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 20 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 33 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 79 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 89 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 7 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 4 |
| C UNMD F | 152 |
| C UNMD M | 135 |
| C UNMD TOT | 287 |
| CD NAME | Digby |
| COD DX K | 20 |
| D OCC | 104 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 33 |
| FEMALE | 264 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 50 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 103 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| HAD DX K | 79 |
| MALE | 243 |
| MCK XB Q | 224 |
| MD F | 104 |
| MD M | 104 |
| MD TOT | 208 |
| NET XX F | 170 |
| NUMBER CD | 15 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 128 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 446 |
| SHD XB Q | 2 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 2 |
| TUR BU | 5,782 |
| VESS | 1 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 10 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 2 |
| WID F | 8 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
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/.