Caledonia, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Caledonia was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 237. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5019365. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.293°N, 62.321°W.
Population
In 1871, Caledonia had a population of 237: 122 male and 115 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 237 |
| 1881 | 376 |
| 1891 | 214 |
| 1901 | 268 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 187 |
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 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Caledonia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 237 total population, 122 males, 115 females, 72 married persons, 46 families, 36 married females, 36 married males, 6 widowed persons, 4 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 159 single persons under 18, 84 single males under 18, 75 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 45 occupied houses, 44 inhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 188,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS202009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010002_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5019365
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledonia,_Guysborough_County,_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). "Caledonia, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/caledonia-ns202009-1871/.