West Tusket River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
West Tusket River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 344. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.954°N, 65.879°W.
Population
In 1881, West Tusket River had a population of 344: 186 male and 158 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 361 |
| 1881 | 344 |
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, West Tusket River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 344 total population, 186 males, 158 females, 116 married persons, 64 families, 59 married females, 57 married males, 12 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 216 single persons under 18, 125 single males under 18, 91 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 64 inhabited houses, 64 occupied houses, 3 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 3,980 bushels of potatoes, 830 bushels of turnips, 411 tons of hay, 329 acres of hay crops, 129 bushels of spring wheat, 125 bushels of other root crops, 71 bushels of peas and beans, 63 bushels of barley, 55 bushels of buckwheat, 51 acres of potatoes, 39 bushels of corn, 39 bushels of oats, 10 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 2,060 fathoms of fishing nets, 935 barrels of gaspareaux, 40 barrels of other fish, 21 shoremen, 7 barrels of eels, 6 barrels of salmon, 1 quintals of fascines fish. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 344 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:
NS014007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014007— 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). "West Tusket River, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/west-tusket-river-ns014007-1881/.