East Dover, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
East Dover was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,009. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5328245. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.556°N, 63.872°W.
Population
In 1871, East Dover had a population of 1,009: 522 male and 487 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,009 |
| 1881 | 1,176 |
| 1891 | 656 |
| 1901 | 473 |
| 1911 | 553 |
| 1921 | 545 |
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, East Dover shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,009 total population, 522 males, 487 females, 317 married persons, 173 families, 159 married males, 158 married females, 17 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 675 single persons under 18, 357 single males under 18, 318 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 157 inhabited houses, 157 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 28,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS196015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5328245
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Dover,_Nova_Scotia
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 Dover, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/east-dover-ns196015-1871/.