Cheticamp, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Cheticamp was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,915. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.631°N, 60.933°W.
Population
In 1871, Cheticamp had a population of 1,915: 984 male and 931 female residents. Population density was 9.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,915 |
| 1881 | 2,726 |
| 1891 | 3,142 |
| 1901 | 2,480 |
| 1911 | 2,467 |
| 1921 | 2,580 |
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 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Cheticamp 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 | 306 |
| Number of females | 931 |
| Number of males | 984 |
| Number of married females | 306 |
| Number of married males | 304 |
| Number of married persons | 610 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| Total population | 1,915 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 589 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 655 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,244 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 306 |
| Number of occupied houses | 306 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 647 |
| CRN BU | 90 |
| HAY AC | 1,636 |
| HAY TONS | 2,023 |
| OAT BU | 5,846 |
| PEA BU | 129 |
| POT AC | 531 |
| POT BU | 44,451 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Total area (acres) | 197,200 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,990 |
| WHT WTR BU | 70 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 256 |
| AREA | 197,200 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 26 |
| CD | 203 |
| CSD | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 306 |
| FEMALE | 931 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 306 |
| INHABITED | 306 |
| MALE | 984 |
| MARRIED F | 306 |
| MARRIED M | 304 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 610 |
| POPULATION | 1,915 |
| ROOT BU | 21 |
| SINGLE F | 589 |
| SINGLE M | 655 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,244 |
| TUR BU | 355 |
| WIDOWED F | 36 |
| WIDOWED M | 25 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS203012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013002— 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). "Cheticamp, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cheticamp-ns203012-1871/.