Berwick, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Berwick was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,115. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.031°N, 64.663°W.
Population
In 1871, Berwick had a population of 1,115: 590 male and 525 female residents. Population density was 26.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,115 |
| 1881 | 1,698 |
| 1891 | 1,738 |
| 1901 | 1,006 |
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 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Berwick 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 | 202 |
| Number of females | 525 |
| Number of males | 590 |
| Number of married females | 182 |
| Number of married males | 183 |
| Number of married persons | 365 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| Total population | 1,115 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 320 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 397 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 717 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 201 |
| Number of occupied houses | 201 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 210 |
| BWT BU | 1,676 |
| CRN BU | 991 |
| HAY AC | 1,446 |
| HAY TONS | 1,862 |
| OAT BU | 6,994 |
| PEA BU | 266 |
| POT AC | 377 |
| POT BU | 41,752 |
| RYE BU | 1,022 |
| Total area (acres) | 26,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 912 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 61 |
| AREA | 26,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 335 |
| CD | 189 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 202 |
| FEMALE | 525 |
| GRA BU | 40 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 201 |
| INHABITED | 201 |
| MALE | 590 |
| MARRIED F | 182 |
| MARRIED M | 183 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 365 |
| POPULATION | 1,115 |
| ROOT BU | 1,839 |
| SINGLE F | 320 |
| SINGLE M | 397 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 717 |
| TUR BU | 2,076 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 23 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS189009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS036002— 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). "Berwick, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/berwick-ns189009-1871/.