Waugh's River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Waugh's River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,526. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.711°N, 63.209°W.
Population
In 1881, Waugh's River had a population of 1,526: 747 male and 779 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,331 |
| 1881 | 1,526 |
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 Waugh’s River S, 1891 (70.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Waugh’s River N, 1891 (29.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Waugh's River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,526 total population, 779 females, 747 males, 444 married persons, 261 families, 223 married females, 221 married males, 54 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 26 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,028 single persons under 18, 528 single females under 18, 500 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 253 inhabited houses, 253 occupied houses, 8 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 49,793 bushels of potatoes, 13,164 bushels of oats, 12,331 bushels of spring wheat, 6,771 bushels of turnips, 3,161 bushels of buckwheat, 2,672 tons of hay, 2,196 acres of hay crops, 960 acres of wheat, 508 bushels of barley, 291 bushels of peas and beans, 267 acres of potatoes, 200 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 103 bushels of other root crops, 8 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,526 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:
NS019010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019010— 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). "Waugh's River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/waugh-s-river-ns019010-1881/.