Tracadie, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Tracadie was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 556. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3536141. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.572°N, 61.565°W.
Population
In 1881, Tracadie had a population of 556: 274 male and 282 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 556 |
| 1891 | 440 |
| 1901 | 369 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 321 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Guysborough Intervale, 1871 (21.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Tracadie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 556 total population, 282 females, 274 males, 172 married persons, 102 families, 86 married females, 86 married males, 27 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 357 single persons under 18, 183 single males under 18, 174 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 102 inhabited houses, 102 occupied houses, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 9,480 bushels of potatoes, 1,657 bushels of oats, 730 tons of hay, 660 acres of hay crops, 479 bushels of turnips, 248 bushels of spring wheat, 155 bushels of buckwheat, 142 bushels of barley, 111 acres of potatoes, 44 bushels of peas and beans, 21 acres of wheat, 20 bushels of corn, 10 bushels of other root crops, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 556 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:
NS008017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010030_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3536141
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracadie,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracadie_(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). "Tracadie, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/tracadie-ns008017-1881/.