Christmas Island, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Christmas Island was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,315. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.968°N, 60.692°W.
Population
In 1871, Christmas Island had a population of 1,315: 648 male and 667 female residents. Population density was 23.7 people per square mile.
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, Christmas Island shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 207 |
| Number of females | 667 |
| Number of males | 648 |
| Number of married females | 171 |
| Number of married males | 169 |
| Number of married persons | 340 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 65 |
| Total population | 1,315 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 462 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 418 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 910 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 201 |
| Number of occupied houses | 201 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,468 |
| BWT BU | 2 |
| CRN BU | 18 |
| HAY AC | 1,247 |
| HAY TONS | 948 |
| OAT BU | 18,018 |
| PEA BU | 6 |
| POT AC | 417 |
| POT BU | 34,506 |
| Total area (acres) | 58,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 602 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 56 |
| AREA | 58,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 55 |
| CD | 205 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 207 |
| FEMALE | 667 |
| GRA BU | 63 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 201 |
| INHABITED | 201 |
| MALE | 648 |
| MARRIED F | 171 |
| MARRIED M | 169 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 340 |
| POPULATION | 1,315 |
| SINGLE F | 462 |
| SINGLE M | 418 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 910 |
| TUR BU | 325 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 34 |
| WIDOWED M | 31 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 65 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS205005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS205005— 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). "Christmas Island, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/christmas-island-ns205005-1871/.