Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Cape Sable Island was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,636. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.466°N, 65.605°W.
Population
In 1871, Cape Sable Island had a population of 1,636: 809 male and 827 female residents. Population density was 85.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,636 |
| 1881 | 1,991 |
| 1891 | 1,029 |
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 (0.1% share).
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 323 |
| Number of females | 827 |
| Number of males | 809 |
| Number of married females | 296 |
| Number of married males | 295 |
| Number of married persons | 591 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| Total population | 1,636 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 486 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 500 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 986 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 288 |
| Number of occupied houses | 288 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 8 |
| HAY AC | 486 |
| HAY TONS | 818 |
| OAT BU | 103 |
| PEA BU | 3 |
| POT AC | 102 |
| POT BU | 8,943 |
| Total area (acres) | 8,000 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 8,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| CD | 193 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 323 |
| FEMALE | 827 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 288 |
| INHABITED | 288 |
| MALE | 809 |
| MARRIED F | 296 |
| MARRIED M | 295 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 591 |
| POPULATION | 1,636 |
| ROOT BU | 99 |
| SINGLE F | 486 |
| SINGLE M | 500 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 986 |
| TUR BU | 178 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 45 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS193002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS042003— 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 Sable Island, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cape-sable-island-ns193002-1871/.