Black River, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Black River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 747. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.712°N, 61.005°W.
Population
In 1871, Black River had a population of 747: 371 male and 376 female residents. Population density was 15.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 747 |
| 1881 | 697 |
| 1891 | 619 |
| 1901 | 517 |
| 1911 | 417 |
| 1921 | 343 |
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, Black River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 101 |
| Number of females | 376 |
| Number of males | 371 |
| Number of married females | 91 |
| Number of married males | 91 |
| Number of married persons | 182 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| Total population | 747 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 263 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 268 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 531 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 101 |
| Number of occupied houses | 101 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 583 |
| BWT BU | 67 |
| HAY AC | 983 |
| HAY TONS | 768 |
| OAT BU | 7,170 |
| POT AC | 174 |
| POT BU | 9,726 |
| Total area (acres) | 40,320 |
| WHT SP BU | 646 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 63 |
| AREA | 40,320 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| CD | 206 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 101 |
| FEMALE | 376 |
| GRA BU | 20 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 101 |
| INHABITED | 101 |
| MALE | 371 |
| MARRIED F | 91 |
| MARRIED M | 91 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 182 |
| POPULATION | 747 |
| SINGLE F | 263 |
| SINGLE M | 268 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 531 |
| TUR BU | 200 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS206007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018004— 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). "Black River, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/black-river-ns206007-1871/.