Centreville, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Centreville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,334. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.152°N, 64.544°W.
Population
In 1871, Centreville had a population of 2,334: 1,193 male and 1,141 female residents. Population density was 46.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,334 |
| 1881 | 2,391 |
| 1891 | 2,192 |
| 1901 | 1,038 |
| 1911 | 1,140 |
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 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Centreville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 415 |
| Number of females | 1,141 |
| Number of males | 1,193 |
| Number of married females | 381 |
| Number of married males | 383 |
| Number of married persons | 764 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 82 |
| Total population | 2,334 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 696 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 792 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,488 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 398 |
| Number of occupied houses | 400 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,193 |
| BWT BU | 2,030 |
| CRN BU | 384 |
| HAY AC | 4,074 |
| HAY TONS | 3,688 |
| OAT BU | 14,742 |
| PEA BU | 150 |
| POT AC | 1,146 |
| POT BU | 124,311 |
| RYE BU | 469 |
| Total area (acres) | 25,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 299 |
| WHT WTR BU | 32 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 29 |
| AREA | 25,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 273 |
| CD | 189 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 415 |
| FEMALE | 1,141 |
| GRA BU | 20 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 400 |
| INHABITED | 398 |
| MALE | 1,193 |
| MARRIED F | 381 |
| MARRIED M | 383 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 764 |
| POPULATION | 2,334 |
| ROOT BU | 618 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 696 |
| SINGLE M | 792 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,488 |
| TUR BU | 2,606 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| WIDOWED F | 64 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 82 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS189007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS052006— 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). "Centreville, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/centreville-ns189007-1871/.