Canning, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Canning was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,898. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.227°N, 64.418°W.
Population
In 1871, Canning had a population of 2,898: 1,490 male and 1,408 female residents. Population density was 42.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,898 |
| 1881 | 3,260 |
| 1891 | 2,989 |
| 1901 | 639 |
| 1911 | 1,413 |
| 1921 | 1,245 |
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Canning shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 548 |
| Number of females | 1,408 |
| Number of males | 1,490 |
| Number of married females | 501 |
| Number of married males | 497 |
| Number of married persons | 998 |
| Number of widowed females | 62 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 81 |
| Total population | 2,898 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 845 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 974 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,819 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 514 |
| Number of occupied houses | 514 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,722 |
| BWT BU | 1,926 |
| CRN BU | 331 |
| HAY AC | 3,628 |
| HAY TONS | 3,899 |
| OAT BU | 13,614 |
| PEA BU | 149 |
| POT AC | 1,171 |
| POT BU | 138,527 |
| RYE BU | 399 |
| Total area (acres) | 35,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,469 |
| WHT WTR BU | 409 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 147 |
| AREA | 35,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 277 |
| CD | 189 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 548 |
| FEMALE | 1,408 |
| GRA BU | 40 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 514 |
| INHABITED | 514 |
| MALE | 1,490 |
| MARRIED F | 501 |
| MARRIED M | 497 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 998 |
| POPULATION | 2,898 |
| ROOT BU | 800 |
| SINGLE F | 845 |
| SINGLE M | 974 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,819 |
| TUR BU | 2,384 |
| WIDOWED F | 62 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 81 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS189006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014004— 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). "Canning, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/canning-ns189006-1871/.