Terence Bay, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Terence Bay was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 505. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7701842. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.501°N, 63.707°W.
Population
In 1881, Terence Bay had a population of 505: 252 male and 253 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 368 |
| 1881 | 505 |
| 1891 | 534 |
| 1901 | 469 |
| 1911 | 641 |
| 1921 | 648 |
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, Terence Bay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 505 total population, 253 females, 252 males, 165 married persons, 94 families, 83 married females, 82 married males, 20 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 320 single persons under 18, 160 single females under 18, 160 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 70 inhabited houses, 70 occupied houses, 21 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,064 bushels of potatoes, 94 acres of hay crops, 90 tons of hay, 26 bushels of oats, 24 bushels of other root crops, 15 bushels of turnips, 11 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 57,886 fathoms of fishing nets, 2,938 barrels of mackerel, 2,592 quintals of cod, 2,386 gallons of fish oil, 2,262 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 590 barrels of herring or alewives, 162 men on fishing boats, 160 fishing boats, 56 barrels of halibut, 37 shoremen, 8 barrels of gaspareaux, 8 men on fishing vessels, 2 barrels of eels, 2 barrels of salmon, 1 fishing vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 505 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:
NS010005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011040— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7701842
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_Bay,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Terence Bay, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/terence-bay-ns010005-1881/.