Trout Brook, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Trout Brook was a census subdivision in Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 881. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.955°N, 60.173°W.
Population
In 1881, Trout Brook had a population of 881: 430 male and 451 female residents. Population density was 16.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 881 |
| 1891 | 902 |
| 1901 | 674 |
| 1911 | 571 |
| 1921 | 419 |
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 Louisburg, 1871 (49.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Trout Brook shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 172 |
| Number of families | 172 |
| Number of females | 451 |
| Number of males | 430 |
| Number of married females | 115 |
| Number of married males | 117 |
| Number of married persons | 232 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| POP TOT | 881 |
| Total population | 881 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 305 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 306 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 611 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 156 |
| Number of occupied houses | 156 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,338 |
| Acres of potatoes | 258 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR BU | 224 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 224 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,503 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,632 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 103 |
| HAY AC | 1,338 |
| HAY TONS | 1,149 |
| OAT BU | 15,503 |
| POT AC | 258 |
| POT BU | 23,632 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,149 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 305 |
| C UNMD M | 306 |
| C UNMD TOT | 611 |
| CD NAME | Cape Breton |
| D OCC | 156 |
| FEMALE | 451 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 156 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 430 |
| MD F | 115 |
| MD M | 117 |
| MD TOT | 232 |
| NUMBER CD | 6 |
| TUR BU | 103 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS006017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006027— 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). "Trout Brook, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/trout-brook-ns006017-1881/.