Carleton, Village, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Carleton, Village was a village in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,044. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.820°N, 65.392°W.
Population
In 1871, Carleton, Village had a population of 1,044: 536 male and 508 female residents.
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 (1.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Birchtown, Gunning Cove, 1881 (40.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ohio, 1881 (59.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Carleton, Village 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 | 191 |
| Number of females | 508 |
| Number of males | 536 |
| Number of married females | 192 |
| Number of married males | 190 |
| Number of married persons | 382 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| Total population | 1,044 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 289 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 336 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 625 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 187 |
| Number of occupied houses | 191 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 145 |
| BWT BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 520 |
| HAY TONS | 749 |
| OAT BU | 361 |
| PEA BU | 28 |
| POT AC | 64 |
| POT BU | 6,840 |
| Total area (acres) | 78,000 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 78,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| CD | 193 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 191 |
| FEMALE | 508 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 191 |
| INHABITED | 187 |
| MALE | 536 |
| MARRIED F | 192 |
| MARRIED M | 190 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 382 |
| POPULATION | 1,044 |
| ROOT BU | 262 |
| SHANTIES | 4 |
| SINGLE F | 289 |
| SINGLE M | 336 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 625 |
| TUR BU | 429 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 27 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS193005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS193005— 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). "Carleton, Village, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/carleton-village-ns193005-1871/.