New Campbellton, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
New Campbellton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 433. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3498168. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.293°N, 60.460°W.
Population
In 1871, New Campbellton had a population of 433: 226 male and 207 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 433 |
| 1881 | 482 |
| 1891 | 384 |
| 1901 | 391 |
| 1911 | 242 |
| 1921 | 240 |
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 NO DATA, 1861 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, New Campbellton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 433 total population, 226 males, 207 females, 109 married persons, 64 families, 55 married females, 54 married males, 19 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 305 single persons under 18, 165 single males under 18, 140 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 61 inhabited houses, 61 occupied houses, 23 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 8,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS204006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3498168
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellarton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellarton
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "New Campbellton, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-campbellton-ns204006-1871/.