Tracadie, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Tracadie was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,174. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.638°N, 61.583°W.
Population
In 1881, Tracadie had a population of 1,174: 585 male and 589 female residents. Population density was 58.4 people per square mile.
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 Harbor Bouche, 1871 (44.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Tracadie 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 | 200 |
| Number of families | 200 |
| Number of females | 589 |
| Number of males | 585 |
| Number of married females | 166 |
| Number of married males | 166 |
| Number of married persons | 332 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 57 |
| POP TOT | 1,174 |
| Total population | 1,174 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 381 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 404 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 785 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 183 |
| Number of occupied houses | 192 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,843 |
| Acres of potatoes | 259 |
| Acres of wheat | 237 |
| BAR BU | 1,380 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,380 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 139 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,413 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,327 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,605 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,752 |
| BWT BU | 139 |
| CRN BU | 25 |
| HAY AC | 1,843 |
| HAY TONS | 2,428 |
| OAT BU | 7,413 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 98 |
| POT AC | 259 |
| POT BU | 25,327 |
| RYE BU | 60 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,428 |
| WHT AC | 237 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,605 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 381 |
| C UNMD M | 404 |
| C UNMD TOT | 785 |
| D OCC | 192 |
| FEMALE | 589 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 183 |
| H UNINH | 17 |
| MALE | 585 |
| MD F | 166 |
| MD M | 166 |
| MD TOT | 332 |
| NUMBER CD | 21 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 40 |
| SHAN | 9 |
| TUR BU | 3,752 |
| WID F | 42 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 57 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS021009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021009— 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). "Tracadie, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/tracadie-ns021009-1881/.