Sydney N, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Sydney N was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,484. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q641876. 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 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 Sydney Mines, T-V, 1891 (31.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Victoria, 1891 (19.1% 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 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 5,484 total population, 2,818 females, 2,666 males, 1,583 married persons, 979 families, 804 married females, 779 married males, 235 widowed persons, 184 widowed females, 51 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,666 single persons under 18, 1,836 single males under 18, 1,830 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 948 occupied houses, 947 inhabited houses, 36 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 39,353 bushels of potatoes, 5,340 bushels of oats, 4,020 bushels of turnips, 1,938 bushels of spring wheat, 1,876 tons of hay, 1,167 acres of hay crops, 617 bushels of barley, 463 bushels of other root crops, 348 acres of potatoes, 128 acres of wheat, 46 bushels of peas and beans, 10 bushels of corn, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 5,315 fathoms of fishing nets, 1,624 quintals of cod, 1,496 barrels of herring or alewives, 751 gallons of fish oil, 125 men on fishing boats, 121 fishing boats, 58 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 44 men on fishing vessels, 35 barrels of mackerel, 17 barrels of halibut, 12 barrels of salmon, 12 shoremen, 8 fishing vessels, 5 barrels of eels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 1 barrels of sardines, 1 barrels of shad — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,483 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:
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: Q641876
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sydney,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sydney_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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/.