Tancook, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Tancook was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 572. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.454°N, 64.156°W.
Population
In 1881, Tancook had a population of 572: 295 male and 277 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 572 |
| 1891 | 570 |
| 1901 | 629 |
| 1921 | 650 |
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, Tancook shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 572 total population, 295 males, 277 females, 180 married persons, 99 families, 90 married females, 90 married males, 16 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 376 single persons under 18, 201 single males under 18, 175 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 79 inhabited houses, 79 occupied houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,143 bushels of potatoes, 2,160 bushels of other root crops, 1,940 bushels of barley, 911 bushels of turnips, 444 acres of hay crops, 427 tons of hay, 50 acres of potatoes, 18 bushels of buckwheat, 17 bushels of oats, 4 bushels of winter wheat, 2 bushels of peas and beans, 1 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 31,849 fathoms of fishing nets, 4,720 barrels of mackerel, 2,780 barrels of herring or alewives, 486 quintals of cod, 325 gallons of fish oil, 174 men on fishing boats, 132 fishing boats, 72 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 16 men on fishing vessels, 2 fishing vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 572 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:
NS011010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015037— 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). "Tancook, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/tancook-ns011010-1881/.