Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Tatamagouche was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,500. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2395416. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.702°N, 63.347°W.
Population
In 1881, Tatamagouche had a population of 1,500: 760 male and 740 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,525 |
| 1881 | 1,500 |
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 Tatamagouche W-O, 1891 (58.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Tatamagouche E., 1891 (41.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Tatamagouche shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,500 total population, 760 males, 740 females, 452 married persons, 262 families, 229 married females, 223 married males, 49 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 999 single persons under 18, 527 single males under 18, 472 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 254 occupied houses, 253 inhabited houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 42,254 bushels of potatoes, 8,364 bushels of oats, 7,268 bushels of spring wheat, 6,272 bushels of turnips, 3,516 bushels of buckwheat, 2,474 tons of hay, 2,067 acres of hay crops, 626 acres of wheat, 536 bushels of barley, 363 bushels of other root crops, 363 bushels of peas and beans, 248 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 227 acres of potatoes, 7 bushels of winter wheat, 4 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,500 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:
NS019009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2395416
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatamagouche
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatamagouche
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). "Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/tatamagouche-ns019009-1881/.