Broad Cove District, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Broad Cove District was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 986. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.295°N, 61.210°W.
Population
In 1871, Broad Cove District had a population of 986: 477 male and 509 female residents.
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, Broad Cove District shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 133 |
| Number of females | 509 |
| Number of males | 477 |
| Number of married females | 105 |
| Number of married males | 104 |
| Number of married persons | 209 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| Total population | 986 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 380 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 356 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 736 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 131 |
| Number of occupied houses | 131 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,244 |
| BWT BU | 93 |
| HAY AC | 1,234 |
| HAY TONS | 1,143 |
| OAT BU | 13,909 |
| POT AC | 207 |
| POT BU | 14,478 |
| Total area (acres) | 24,480 |
| WHT SP BU | 506 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 45 |
| AREA | 24,480 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| CD | 203 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 133 |
| FEMALE | 509 |
| GRA BU | 51 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 131 |
| INHABITED | 131 |
| MALE | 477 |
| MARRIED F | 105 |
| MARRIED M | 104 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 209 |
| POPULATION | 986 |
| SINGLE F | 380 |
| SINGLE M | 356 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 736 |
| TUR BU | 26 |
| WIDOWED F | 24 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS203010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS203010— 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). "Broad Cove District, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/broad-cove-district-ns203010-1871/.