Whitehead, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Whitehead was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 867. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7996025. 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 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 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 867 total population, 450 males, 417 females, 328 married persons, 167 families, 166 married males, 162 married females, 27 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 512 single persons under 18, 277 single males under 18, 235 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 167 inhabited houses, 167 occupied houses, 4 houses under construction, 4 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,165 bushels of potatoes, 311 tons of hay, 137 acres of hay crops, 85 bushels of turnips, 38 acres of potatoes, 9 bushels of oats, 6 bushels of other root crops. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 24,375 fathoms of fishing nets, 3,717 barrels of herring or alewives, 3,495 quintals of cod, 1,651 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 1,295 barrels of mackerel, 887 gallons of fish oil, 342 barrels of gaspareaux, 211 men on fishing boats, 141 fishing boats, 15 barrels of salmon, 8 shoremen. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 1 barrels of whitefish, 92,341 pounds of lobster canned — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 867 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:
NS008004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010031— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7996025
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitehead,_Nova_Scotia
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/.