Bristol, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Bristol was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,169. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.075°N, 64.650°W.
Population
In 1871, Bristol had a population of 2,169: 1,098 male and 1,071 female residents. Population density was 80.1 people per square mile.
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).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Local District No. 6, 1881 (46.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Local District No. 7, 1881 (53.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Bristol shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 406 |
| Number of females | 1,071 |
| Number of males | 1,098 |
| Number of married females | 377 |
| Number of married males | 373 |
| Number of married persons | 750 |
| Number of widowed females | 63 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 88 |
| Total population | 2,169 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 631 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 700 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,331 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 374 |
| Number of occupied houses | 373 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 894 |
| CRN BU | 19 |
| HAY AC | 911 |
| HAY TONS | 1,314 |
| OAT BU | 359 |
| PEA BU | 31 |
| POT AC | 71 |
| POT BU | 12,056 |
| Total area (acres) | 111,000 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 111,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 111 |
| CD | 194 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 406 |
| FEMALE | 1,071 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 373 |
| INHABITED | 374 |
| MALE | 1,098 |
| MARRIED F | 377 |
| MARRIED M | 373 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 750 |
| POPULATION | 2,169 |
| ROOT BU | 476 |
| SHANTIES | 4 |
| SINGLE F | 631 |
| SINGLE M | 700 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,331 |
| TUR BU | 914 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 63 |
| WIDOWED M | 25 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 88 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS194003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS194003— 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). "Bristol, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/bristol-ns194003-1871/.