Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Upper Musquodoboit was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,078. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.132°N, 62.938°W.
Population
In 1871, Upper Musquodoboit had a population of 1,078: 543 male and 535 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,078 |
| 1881 | 1,143 |
| 1891 | 1,193 |
| 1901 | 1,219 |
| 1911 | 1,163 |
| 1921 | 987 |
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 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Upper Musquodoboit shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,078 total population, 543 males, 535 females, 335 married persons, 191 families, 168 married males, 167 married females, 30 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 713 single persons under 18, 366 single males under 18, 347 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 183 occupied houses, 180 inhabited houses, 6 uninhabited houses, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 205,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Noel Cope | 1847–1918 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS197014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011023— 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 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). "Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/upper-musquodoboit-ns197014-1871/.