Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Upper Musquodoboit was a census subdivision in Halifax (County-Comté) County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,143. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.132°N, 62.938°W.
Population
In 1881, Upper Musquodoboit had a population of 1,143: 581 male and 562 female residents. Population density was 11.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,078 |
| 1881 | 1,143 |
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, Upper Musquodoboit shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 66 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 | 562 |
| Number of males | 581 |
| Number of married females | 174 |
| Number of married males | 176 |
| Number of married persons | 350 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP TOT | 1,143 |
| Total population | 1,143 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 358 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 393 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 751 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 194 |
| Number of occupied houses | 195 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,104 |
| Acres of potatoes | 126 |
| Acres of wheat | 178 |
| BAR BU | 833 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 833 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,099 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,036 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 726 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,338 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,124 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,142 |
| BWT BU | 4,099 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 3,104 |
| HAY TONS | 3,319 |
| OAT BU | 10,036 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 98 |
| POT AC | 126 |
| POT BU | 21,338 |
| RYE BU | 50 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,319 |
| WHT AC | 178 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,124 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 358 |
| C UNMD M | 393 |
| C UNMD TOT | 751 |
| CD NAME | Halifax (County-Comté) |
| D OCC | 195 |
| FEMALE | 562 |
| GRA BU | 73 |
| H INHAB | 194 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 581 |
| MD F | 174 |
| MD M | 176 |
| MD TOT | 350 |
| NUMBER CD | 10 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 726 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 2,142 |
| WID F | 30 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS010027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010027— 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). "Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/upper-musquodoboit-ns010027-1881/.