Wyse's Corner, Nova Scotia (1881 census)
Wyse's Corner was a census subdivision in Halifax (County-Comté) County, 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 64 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 100 |
| Number of families | 100 |
| Number of females | 281 |
| Number of males | 332 |
| Number of married females | 78 |
| Number of married males | 78 |
| Number of married persons | 156 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP TOT | 613 |
| Total population | 613 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 185 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 238 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 423 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 100 |
| Number of occupied houses | 100 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,013 |
| Acres of potatoes | 85 |
| Acres of wheat | 112 |
| BAR BU | 157 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 157 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,754 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,990 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 489 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 77 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,559 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,010 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,959 |
| BWT BU | 1,754 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 2,013 |
| HAY TONS | 2,100 |
| OAT BU | 1,990 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 77 |
| POT AC | 85 |
| POT BU | 9,559 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,100 |
| WHT AC | 112 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,010 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 185 |
| C UNMD M | 238 |
| C UNMD TOT | 423 |
| CD NAME | Halifax (County-Comté) |
| D OCC | 100 |
| FEMALE | 281 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 100 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 332 |
| MD F | 78 |
| MD M | 78 |
| MD TOT | 156 |
| NUMBER CD | 10 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 489 |
| TUR BU | 1,959 |
| WID F | 18 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
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/.