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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q2937147. 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 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 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,636 total population, 827 females, 809 males, 591 married persons, 323 families, 296 married females, 295 married males, 59 widowed persons, 45 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 986 single persons under 18, 500 single males under 18, 486 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 288 inhabited houses, 288 occupied houses, 11 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 8,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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: Q2937147
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/.