Tusket, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Tusket was a census subdivision in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,486. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.861°N, 65.886°W.
Population
In 1881, Tusket had a population of 3,486: 1,748 male and 1,738 female residents. Population density was 44.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,934 |
| 1881 | 3,486 |
| 1891 | 1,699 |
| 1901 | 1,560 |
| 1911 | 1,611 |
| 1921 | 754 |
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 Tusket, 1891 (33.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Islands, 1891 (11.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Belleville, 1891 (55.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Tusket shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 108 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 560 |
| Number of families | 560 |
| Number of females | 1,738 |
| Number of males | 1,748 |
| Number of married females | 556 |
| Number of married males | 556 |
| Number of married persons | 1,112 |
| Number of widowed females | 76 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 97 |
| POP TOT | 3,486 |
| Total population | 3,486 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,106 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,171 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,277 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 28 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 534 |
| Number of occupied houses | 535 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,234 |
| Acres of potatoes | 401 |
| Acres of wheat | 28 |
| BAR BU | 49 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 126 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 183 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,271 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 323 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 42,008 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 329 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,646 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| BWT BU | 31 |
| CRN BU | 126 |
| HAY AC | 2,234 |
| HAY TONS | 2,623 |
| OAT BU | 183 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 323 |
| POT AC | 401 |
| POT BU | 42,008 |
| RYE BU | 1 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,623 |
| WHT AC | 28 |
| WHT SP BU | 329 |
| WHT WTR BU | 8 |
Fisheries (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 191 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 1,733 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 19 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 32 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 130 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 201 |
| Barrels of oysters produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 10 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 5 |
| Barrels of whitefish produced in the past year | 1 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 7,625 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 437 |
| Number of fishing boats | 67 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 1 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 88 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 17 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 998 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 1 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 201 |
Other recorded variables (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 32 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 88 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 67 |
| C UNMD F | 1,106 |
| C UNMD M | 1,171 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,277 |
| CD NAME | Yarmouth |
| COD DX K | 998 |
| D OCC | 535 |
| EEL XB Q | 191 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 1 |
| FEMALE | 1,738 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 437 |
| GSP XB Q | 1,733 |
| H CON | 28 |
| H INHAB | 534 |
| H UNINH | 19 |
| HAD DX K | 201 |
| HAL XB Q | 19 |
| MALE | 1,748 |
| MCK XB Q | 130 |
| MD F | 556 |
| MD M | 556 |
| MD TOT | 1,112 |
| NET XX F | 7,625 |
| NUMBER CD | 14 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 201 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,271 |
| OYS XB Q | 1 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| SHD XB Q | 1 |
| SLM XB Q | 10 |
| TRT XB Q | 5 |
| TUR BU | 5,646 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 17 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 1 |
| WHTFISH XB Q | 1 |
| WID F | 76 |
| WID M | 21 |
| WID TOT | 97 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS014008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021018— 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). "Tusket, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/tusket-ns014008-1881/.