Digby, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Digby was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,951. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1224586. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.624°N, 65.829°W.
Population
In 1871, Digby had a population of 1,951: 961 male and 990 female residents. Population density was 44.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,951 |
| 1881 | 1,879 |
| 1891 | 1,381 |
| 1901 | 1,150 |
| 1911 | 1,247 |
| 1921 | 1,230 |
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).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Digby, 1881 (85.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Digby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 58 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 383 |
| Number of females | 990 |
| Number of males | 961 |
| Number of married females | 323 |
| Number of married males | 317 |
| Number of married persons | 640 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 93 |
| Total population | 1,951 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 599 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 619 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,218 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 6 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 347 |
| Number of occupied houses | 354 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,223 |
| BWT BU | 793 |
| CRN BU | 63 |
| HAY AC | 1,966 |
| HAY TONS | 1,949 |
| OAT BU | 1,955 |
| PEA BU | 42 |
| POT AC | 136 |
| POT BU | 15,270 |
| RYE BU | 43 |
| Total area (acres) | 29,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 31 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2 |
| AREA | 29,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 13 |
| BEN BU | 36 |
| CD | 191 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 383 |
| FEMALE | 990 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 354 |
| INHABITED | 347 |
| MALE | 961 |
| MARRIED F | 323 |
| MARRIED M | 317 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 640 |
| POPULATION | 1,951 |
| ROOT BU | 1,299 |
| SHANTIES | 6 |
| SINGLE F | 599 |
| SINGLE M | 619 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,218 |
| TUR BU | 3,206 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| VESSELS | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 68 |
| WIDOWED M | 25 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 93 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS191005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009028— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1224586
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digby,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digby_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Digby, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/digby-ns191005-1871/.