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 density was 44.2 people per square mile.
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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 261 |
| Number of families | 261 |
| Number of females | 779 |
| Number of males | 747 |
| Number of married females | 223 |
| Number of married males | 221 |
| Number of married persons | 444 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 54 |
| POP TOT | 1,526 |
| Total population | 1,526 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 528 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 500 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,028 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 253 |
| Number of occupied houses | 253 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,196 |
| Acres of potatoes | 267 |
| Acres of wheat | 960 |
| BAR BU | 508 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 508 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,161 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,164 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 291 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 49,793 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 12,331 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,771 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| BWT BU | 3,161 |
| HAY AC | 2,196 |
| HAY TONS | 2,672 |
| OAT BU | 13,164 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 291 |
| POT AC | 267 |
| POT BU | 49,793 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,672 |
| WHT AC | 960 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,331 |
| WHT WTR BU | 8 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 528 |
| C UNMD M | 500 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,028 |
| D OCC | 253 |
| FEMALE | 779 |
| GRA BU | 200 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 253 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 747 |
| MD F | 223 |
| MD M | 221 |
| MD TOT | 444 |
| NUMBER CD | 19 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 103 |
| TUR BU | 6,771 |
| WID F | 28 |
| WID M | 26 |
| WID TOT | 54 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS019010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019010_1871— 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/.