Ball’s Creek, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Ball’s Creek was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,268. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.127°N, 60.344°W.
Population
In 1871, Ball’s Creek had a population of 2,268: 1,119 male and 1,149 female residents. Population density was 23.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,268 |
| 1881 | 2,529 |
| 1891 | 1,207 |
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, Ball’s Creek shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 361 |
| Number of females | 1,149 |
| Number of males | 1,119 |
| Number of married females | 299 |
| Number of married males | 295 |
| Number of married persons | 594 |
| Number of widowed females | 71 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 92 |
| Total population | 2,268 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 779 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 803 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,582 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 360 |
| Number of occupied houses | 362 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,914 |
| BWT BU | 65 |
| HAY AC | 1,945 |
| HAY TONS | 2,026 |
| OAT BU | 18,157 |
| PEA BU | 25 |
| POT AC | 389 |
| POT BU | 43,922 |
| Total area (acres) | 43,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 881 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 62 |
| AREA | 43,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| CD | 205 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 361 |
| FEMALE | 1,149 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 362 |
| INHABITED | 360 |
| MALE | 1,119 |
| MARRIED F | 299 |
| MARRIED M | 295 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 594 |
| POPULATION | 2,268 |
| ROOT BU | 128 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 779 |
| SINGLE M | 803 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,582 |
| TUR BU | 1,907 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| VESSELS | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 71 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 92 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS205003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS028001— 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). "Ball’s Creek, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/ball-s-creek-ns205003-1871/.