East Branch of East River, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
East Branch of East River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,329. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.388°N, 62.507°W.
Population
In 1871, East Branch of East River had a population of 1,329: 655 male and 674 female residents.
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 (0.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained East River, 1881 (31.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, East Branch of East River shared boundaries with:
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 | 223 |
| Number of females | 674 |
| Number of males | 655 |
| Number of married females | 181 |
| Number of married males | 180 |
| Number of married persons | 361 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| Total population | 1,329 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 450 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 459 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 909 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 223 |
| Number of occupied houses | 223 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,940 |
| BWT BU | 2,162 |
| CRN BU | 15 |
| HAY AC | 2,136 |
| HAY TONS | 2,157 |
| OAT BU | 25,796 |
| PEA BU | 386 |
| POT AC | 215 |
| POT BU | 18,014 |
| Total area (acres) | 56,812 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,487 |
| WHT WTR BU | 8 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 124 |
| AREA | 56,812 |
| BEN BU | 17 |
| CD | 200 |
| CSD | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 223 |
| FEMALE | 674 |
| GRA BU | 106 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 223 |
| INHABITED | 223 |
| MALE | 655 |
| MARRIED F | 181 |
| MARRIED M | 180 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 361 |
| POPULATION | 1,329 |
| ROOT BU | 65 |
| SINGLE F | 450 |
| SINGLE M | 459 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 909 |
| TUR BU | 901 |
| WIDOWED F | 43 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS200018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS200018— 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). "East Branch of East River, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/east-branch-of-east-river-ns200018-1871/.