St. Andrew's, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
St. Andrew's was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,279. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.561°N, 61.851°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Andrew's had a population of 1,279: 599 male and 680 female residents. Population density was 13.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,297 |
| 1881 | 1,279 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Andrew's shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 209 |
| Number of families | 209 |
| Number of females | 680 |
| Number of males | 599 |
| Number of married females | 152 |
| Number of married males | 151 |
| Number of married persons | 303 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 65 |
| POP TOT | 1,279 |
| Total population | 1,279 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 484 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 427 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 911 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 208 |
| Number of occupied houses | 208 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,316 |
| Acres of potatoes | 246 |
| Acres of wheat | 293 |
| BAR BU | 446 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 446 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,050 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,279 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,386 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,991 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,943 |
| BWT BU | 1,050 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 3,316 |
| HAY TONS | 4,032 |
| OAT BU | 19,279 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 58 |
| POT AC | 246 |
| POT BU | 24,386 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,032 |
| WHT AC | 293 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,991 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 484 |
| C UNMD M | 427 |
| C UNMD TOT | 911 |
| D OCC | 208 |
| FEMALE | 680 |
| GRA BU | 101 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 208 |
| H UNINH | 16 |
| MALE | 599 |
| MD F | 152 |
| MD M | 151 |
| MD TOT | 303 |
| NUMBER CD | 21 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 102 |
| TUR BU | 1,943 |
| WID F | 44 |
| WID M | 21 |
| WID TOT | 65 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS021007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021007— 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). "St. Andrew's, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/st-andrew-s-ns021007-1881/.