Whycocomagh, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Whycocomagh was a census subdivision in Inverness County, Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,443. 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 density was 19.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,398 |
| 1881 | 2,443 |
| 1891 | 1,509 |
| 1901 | 1,295 |
| 1911 | 602 |
| 1921 | 822 |
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, South side—Côté sud, 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 92 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 391 |
| Number of families | 391 |
| Number of females | 1,206 |
| Number of males | 1,237 |
| Number of married females | 313 |
| Number of married males | 313 |
| Number of married persons | 626 |
| Number of widowed females | 72 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 104 |
| POP TOT | 2,443 |
| Total population | 2,443 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 821 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 892 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,713 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 383 |
| Number of occupied houses | 385 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,702 |
| Acres of potatoes | 427 |
| Acres of wheat | 52 |
| BAR BU | 1,155 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,155 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,181 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 24,360 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,574 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 713 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,348 |
| BWT BU | 3,181 |
| CRN BU | 22 |
| HAY AC | 3,702 |
| HAY TONS | 4,173 |
| OAT BU | 24,360 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 6 |
| POT AC | 427 |
| POT BU | 32,574 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,173 |
| WHT AC | 52 |
| WHT SP BU | 713 |
Fisheries (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 33 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 206 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of oysters produced in the past year | 447 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 2 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 742 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 33 |
| Number of fishing boats | 25 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 25 |
| Number of shoremen | 1 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 78 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 6 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 206 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 25 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 25 |
| C UNMD F | 821 |
| C UNMD M | 892 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,713 |
| CD NAME | Inverness |
| COD DX K | 78 |
| D OCC | 385 |
| EEL XB Q | 33 |
| FEMALE | 1,206 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 33 |
| GRA BU | 31 |
| GSP XB Q | 2 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 383 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| HAD DX K | 6 |
| MALE | 1,237 |
| MD F | 313 |
| MD M | 313 |
| MD TOT | 626 |
| NET XX F | 742 |
| NUMBER CD | 4 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 2 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 25 |
| OYS XB Q | 447 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 1 |
| TRT XB Q | 2 |
| TUR BU | 1,348 |
| WID F | 72 |
| WID M | 32 |
| WID TOT | 104 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS004017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013022— 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). "Whycocomagh, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/whycocomagh-ns004017-1881/.