Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Eastern Passage was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 818. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.617°N, 63.477°W.
Population
In 1871, Eastern Passage had a population of 818: 425 male and 393 female residents. Population density was 57.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 818 |
| 1881 | 892 |
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 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Eastern Passage shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 152 |
| Number of females | 393 |
| Number of males | 425 |
| Number of married females | 128 |
| Number of married males | 128 |
| Number of married persons | 256 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| Total population | 818 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 242 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 292 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 534 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 141 |
| Number of occupied houses | 142 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 930 |
| BWT BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 481 |
| HAY TONS | 941 |
| OAT BU | 1,285 |
| PEA BU | 5 |
| POT AC | 44 |
| POT BU | 4,751 |
| Total area (acres) | 9,250 |
| WHT SP BU | 6 |
| WHT WTR BU | 41 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4 |
| AREA | 9,250 |
| CD | 197 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 152 |
| FEMALE | 393 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 142 |
| INHABITED | 141 |
| MALE | 425 |
| MARRIED F | 128 |
| MARRIED M | 128 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 256 |
| POPULATION | 818 |
| ROOT BU | 790 |
| SINGLE F | 242 |
| SINGLE M | 292 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 534 |
| TUR BU | 1,800 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 23 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS197004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010017— 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). "Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/eastern-passage-ns197004-1871/.