Whitehead, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Whitehead was a census subdivision in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 867. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.280°N, 61.197°W.
Population
In 1881, Whitehead had a population of 867: 450 male and 417 female residents. Population density was 14.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 867 |
| 1891 | 1,086 |
| 1901 | 1,189 |
| 1911 | 493 |
| 1921 | 382 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Molasses Harbor, 1871 (62.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Whitehead shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 167 |
| Number of families | 167 |
| Number of females | 417 |
| Number of males | 450 |
| Number of married females | 162 |
| Number of married males | 166 |
| Number of married persons | 328 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP TOT | 867 |
| Total population | 867 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 235 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 277 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 512 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 167 |
| Number of occupied houses | 167 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 137 |
| Acres of potatoes | 38 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,165 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 85 |
| HAY AC | 137 |
| HAY TONS | 311 |
| OAT BU | 9 |
| POT AC | 38 |
| POT BU | 2,165 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 311 |
Fisheries (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 342 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 3,717 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 1,295 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 15 |
| Barrels of whitefish produced in the past year | 1 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 24,375 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 887 |
| Number of fishing boats | 141 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 211 |
| Number of shoremen | 8 |
| Pounds of lobster canned in the past year | 92,341 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 3,495 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 1,651 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 3,717 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 211 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 141 |
| C UNMD F | 235 |
| C UNMD M | 277 |
| C UNMD TOT | 512 |
| CD NAME | Guysborough |
| COD DX K | 3,495 |
| D OCC | 167 |
| FEMALE | 417 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 887 |
| GSP XB Q | 342 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 167 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| HAD DX K | 1,651 |
| LOB XC P | 92,341 |
| MALE | 450 |
| MCK XB Q | 1,295 |
| MD F | 162 |
| MD M | 166 |
| MD TOT | 328 |
| NET XX F | 24,375 |
| NUMBER CD | 8 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 8 |
| SLM XB Q | 15 |
| TUR BU | 85 |
| WHTFISH XB Q | 1 |
| WID F | 20 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS008004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010031_1881— 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). "Whitehead, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/whitehead-ns008004-1881/.