Belleisle, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Belleisle was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,006. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4883781. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.830°N, 65.419°W.
Population
In 1871, Belleisle had a population of 1,006: 498 male and 508 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,006 |
| 1881 | 1,090 |
| 1891 | 1,005 |
| 1901 | 968 |
| 1911 | 849 |
| 1921 | 787 |
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, Belleisle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 192 |
| Number of females | 508 |
| Number of males | 498 |
| Number of married females | 162 |
| Number of married males | 161 |
| Number of married persons | 323 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| Total population | 1,006 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 313 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 323 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 636 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 177 |
| Number of occupied houses | 177 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,461 |
| BWT BU | 431 |
| CRN BU | 1,464 |
| HAY AC | 2,190 |
| HAY TONS | 3,148 |
| OAT BU | 3,762 |
| PEA BU | 77 |
| POT AC | 200 |
| POT BU | 21,705 |
| RYE BU | 198 |
| Total area (acres) | 18,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 122 |
| WHT WTR BU | 23 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 10 |
| AREA | 18,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 243 |
| CD | 190 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 192 |
| FEMALE | 508 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 177 |
| INHABITED | 177 |
| MALE | 498 |
| MARRIED F | 162 |
| MARRIED M | 161 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 323 |
| POPULATION | 1,006 |
| ROOT BU | 651 |
| SINGLE F | 313 |
| SINGLE M | 323 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 636 |
| TUR BU | 3,699 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 33 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS190005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4883781
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). "Belleisle, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/belleisle-ns190005-1871/.