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 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,329 total population, 674 females, 655 males, 361 married persons, 223 families, 181 married females, 180 married males, 59 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 909 single persons under 18, 459 single males under 18, 450 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 223 inhabited houses, 223 occupied houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 56,812 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Holmes | 1789–1876 | died here |
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/.