Big Pond, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Big Pond was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 743. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4906139. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.848°N, 60.532°W.
Population
In 1871, Big Pond had a population of 743: 347 male and 396 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 743 |
| 1881 | 702 |
| 1891 | 476 |
| 1901 | 419 |
| 1911 | 371 |
| 1921 | 238 |
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 (0.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Big Pond, 1881 (52.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Big Pond 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 743 total population, 396 females, 347 males, 190 married persons, 113 families, 95 married females, 95 married males, 33 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 520 single persons under 18, 275 single females under 18, 245 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 113 occupied houses, 112 inhabited houses, 9 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 71,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS205014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4906139
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Pond,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Big Pond, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/big-pond-ns205014-1871/.