Wyse's Corner, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Wyse's Corner was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 613. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.891°N, 63.231°W.
Population
In 1881, Wyse's Corner had a population of 613: 332 male and 281 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 500 |
| 1881 | 613 |
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, Wyse's Corner shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 613 total population, 332 males, 281 females, 156 married persons, 100 families, 78 married females, 78 married males, 34 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 423 single persons under 18, 238 single males under 18, 185 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 100 inhabited houses, 100 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 9,559 bushels of potatoes, 2,100 tons of hay, 2,013 acres of hay crops, 1,990 bushels of oats, 1,959 bushels of turnips, 1,754 bushels of buckwheat, 1,010 bushels of spring wheat, 489 bushels of other root crops, 157 bushels of barley, 112 acres of wheat, 85 acres of potatoes, 77 bushels of peas and beans, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 613 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:
NS010030— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010030— 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). "Wyse's Corner, Nova Scotia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/wyse-s-corner-ns010030-1881/.