Whycocomagh, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Whycocomagh was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,443. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1436809. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.923°N, 61.110°W.
Population
In 1881, Whycocomagh had a population of 2,443: 1,237 male and 1,206 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,398 |
| 1881 | 2,443 |
| 1891 | 1,509 |
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 Whycocomagh, 1871 (79.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Whycocomagh S, 1891 (71.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Whycocomagh, 1891 (28.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Whycocomagh shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,443 total population, 1,237 males, 1,206 females, 626 married persons, 391 families, 313 married females, 313 married males, 104 widowed persons, 72 widowed females, 32 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,713 single persons under 18, 892 single males under 18, 821 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 385 occupied houses, 383 inhabited houses, 5 houses under construction, 4 uninhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 32,574 bushels of potatoes, 24,360 bushels of oats, 4,173 tons of hay, 3,702 acres of hay crops, 3,181 bushels of buckwheat, 1,348 bushels of turnips, 1,155 bushels of barley, 713 bushels of spring wheat, 427 acres of potatoes, 52 acres of wheat, 31 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 25 bushels of other root crops, 22 bushels of corn, 6 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 742 fathoms of fishing nets, 206 barrels of herring or alewives, 78 quintals of cod, 33 barrels of eels, 33 gallons of fish oil, 25 fishing boats, 25 men on fishing boats, 6 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 2 barrels of gaspareaux, 2 barrels of other fish, 2 barrels of trout, 1 shoremen. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 447 barrels of oysters — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,443 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:
NS004017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS036020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1436809
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). "Whycocomagh, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/whycocomagh-ns004017-1881/.