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 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 density was 33.9 people per square mile.
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 262 |
| Number of families | 262 |
| Number of females | 740 |
| Number of males | 760 |
| Number of married females | 229 |
| Number of married males | 223 |
| Number of married persons | 452 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP TOT | 1,500 |
| Total population | 1,500 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 472 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 527 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 999 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 253 |
| Number of occupied houses | 254 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,067 |
| Acres of potatoes | 227 |
| Acres of wheat | 626 |
| BAR BU | 536 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 536 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,516 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 248 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,364 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 363 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 363 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 42,254 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,268 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,272 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| BWT BU | 3,516 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 2,067 |
| HAY TONS | 2,474 |
| OAT BU | 8,364 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 363 |
| POT AC | 227 |
| POT BU | 42,254 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,474 |
| WHT AC | 626 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,268 |
| WHT WTR BU | 7 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 472 |
| C UNMD M | 527 |
| C UNMD TOT | 999 |
| D OCC | 254 |
| FEMALE | 740 |
| GRA BU | 248 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 253 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 760 |
| MD F | 229 |
| MD M | 223 |
| MD TOT | 452 |
| NUMBER CD | 19 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 363 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 6,272 |
| WID F | 39 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
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: 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). "Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/tatamagouche-ns019009-1881/.