Cape North, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Cape North was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 783. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.851°N, 60.462°W.
Population
In 1871, Cape North had a population of 783: 398 male and 385 female residents. Population density was 7.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 783 |
| 1881 | 1,215 |
| 1891 | 1,051 |
| 1901 | 938 |
| 1911 | 946 |
| 1921 | 872 |
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, Cape North 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 | 120 |
| Number of females | 385 |
| Number of males | 398 |
| Number of married females | 113 |
| Number of married males | 112 |
| Number of married persons | 225 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| Total population | 783 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 250 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 280 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 530 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 120 |
| Number of occupied houses | 120 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 829 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 513 |
| HAY TONS | 648 |
| OAT BU | 3,032 |
| PEA BU | 2 |
| POT AC | 113 |
| POT BU | 11,059 |
| Total area (acres) | 67,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 17 |
| WHT WTR BU | 12 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2 |
| AREA | 67,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| CD | 204 |
| CSD | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 120 |
| FEMALE | 385 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 120 |
| INHABITED | 120 |
| MALE | 398 |
| MARRIED F | 113 |
| MARRIED M | 112 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 225 |
| POPULATION | 783 |
| SINGLE F | 250 |
| SINGLE M | 280 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 530 |
| TUR BU | 43 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS204011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020007_1871— 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). "Cape North, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cape-north-ns204011-1871/.