Sydney N, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Sydney N was a census subdivision in Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,484. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.217°N, 60.266°W.
Population
In 1881, Sydney N had a population of 5,484: 2,666 male and 2,818 female residents. Population density was 364.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,931 |
| 1881 | 5,484 |
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 North Sydney, T-V, 1891 (49.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Victoria, 1891 (19.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sydney Mines, 1891 (31.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Sydney N 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 | 979 |
| Number of families | 979 |
| Number of females | 2,818 |
| Number of males | 2,666 |
| Number of married females | 804 |
| Number of married males | 779 |
| Number of married persons | 1,583 |
| Number of widowed females | 184 |
| Number of widowed males | 51 |
| Number of widowed persons | 235 |
| POP TOT | 5,484 |
| Total population | 5,484 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,830 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,836 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,666 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 947 |
| Number of occupied houses | 948 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 36 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,167 |
| Acres of potatoes | 348 |
| Acres of wheat | 128 |
| BAR BU | 617 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 617 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,340 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 463 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 39,353 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,938 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,020 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 1,167 |
| HAY TONS | 1,876 |
| OAT BU | 5,340 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 46 |
| POT AC | 348 |
| POT BU | 39,353 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,876 |
| WHT AC | 128 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,938 |
Fisheries (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 5 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 17 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 1,496 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 35 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 12 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 1 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 5,315 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 751 |
| Number of fishing boats | 121 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 8 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 125 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 44 |
| Number of shoremen | 12 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 1,624 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 58 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 1,496 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 125 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 121 |
| C UNMD F | 1,830 |
| C UNMD M | 1,836 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,666 |
| CD NAME | Cape Breton |
| COD DX K | 1,624 |
| D OCC | 948 |
| EEL XB Q | 5 |
| FEMALE | 2,818 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 751 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 947 |
| H UNINH | 36 |
| HAD DX K | 58 |
| HAL XB Q | 17 |
| MALE | 2,666 |
| MCK XB Q | 35 |
| MD F | 804 |
| MD M | 779 |
| MD TOT | 1,583 |
| NET XX F | 5,315 |
| NUMBER CD | 6 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 463 |
| SAR XB Q | 1 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| SHD XB Q | 1 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 12 |
| SLM XB Q | 12 |
| TUR BU | 4,020 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 44 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 8 |
| WID F | 184 |
| WID M | 51 |
| WID TOT | 235 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS006004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006004— 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). "Sydney N, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sydney-n-ns006004-1881/.