Drysdale's Cove, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Drysdale's Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 407. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.585°N, 63.684°W.
Population
In 1871, Drysdale's Cove had a population of 407: 212 male and 195 female residents. Population density was 6.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 407 |
| 1881 | 438 |
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 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Drysdale's Cove shared boundaries with:
- Ferguson's Cove
- French Village
- Haggett's Cove
- North West Arm
- Pier's Mills
- Sambro
- Terrence Bay
- Upper Prospect
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 83 |
| Number of females | 195 |
| Number of males | 212 |
| Number of married females | 63 |
| Number of married males | 62 |
| Number of married persons | 125 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| Total population | 407 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 116 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 146 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 262 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 76 |
| Number of occupied houses | 76 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 33 |
| BWT BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 449 |
| HAY TONS | 774 |
| OAT BU | 587 |
| PEA BU | 20 |
| POT AC | 44 |
| POT BU | 2,599 |
| RYE BU | 20 |
| Total area (acres) | 40,000 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 40,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| CD | 196 |
| CSD | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 83 |
| FEMALE | 195 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 76 |
| INHABITED | 76 |
| MALE | 212 |
| MARRIED F | 63 |
| MARRIED M | 62 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 125 |
| POPULATION | 407 |
| ROOT BU | 300 |
| SINGLE F | 116 |
| SINGLE M | 146 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 262 |
| TUR BU | 404 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 16 |
| WIDOWED M | 4 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS196014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010007— 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). "Drysdale's Cove, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/drysdale-s-cove-ns196014-1871/.