Antigonish, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Antigonish was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,319. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.631°N, 62.027°W.
Population
In 1871, Antigonish had a population of 3,319: 1,633 male and 1,686 female residents. Population density was 36.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,319 |
| 1881 | 3,514 |
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, Antigonish shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 538 |
| Number of females | 1,686 |
| Number of males | 1,633 |
| Number of married females | 408 |
| Number of married males | 403 |
| Number of married persons | 811 |
| Number of widowed females | 101 |
| Number of widowed males | 49 |
| Number of widowed persons | 150 |
| Total population | 3,319 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,177 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,181 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,358 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 521 |
| Number of occupied houses | 522 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,673 |
| BWT BU | 3,199 |
| CRN BU | 15 |
| HAY AC | 5,586 |
| HAY TONS | 6,147 |
| OAT BU | 51,075 |
| PEA BU | 127 |
| POT AC | 511 |
| POT BU | 51,163 |
| RYE BU | 6 |
| Total area (acres) | 79,776 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,765 |
| WHT WTR BU | 25 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 314 |
| AREA | 79,776 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 129 |
| CD | 201 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 538 |
| FEMALE | 1,686 |
| GRA BU | 45 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 522 |
| INHABITED | 521 |
| MALE | 1,633 |
| MARRIED F | 408 |
| MARRIED M | 403 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 811 |
| POPULATION | 3,319 |
| ROOT BU | 361 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 1,177 |
| SINGLE M | 1,181 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,358 |
| TUR BU | 5,076 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| WIDOWED F | 101 |
| WIDOWED M | 49 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 150 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS201003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021003— 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). "Antigonish, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/antigonish-ns201003-1871/.