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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q5330374. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 818 |
| 1881 | 892 |
| 1901 | 1,020 |
| 1911 | 950 |
| 1921 | 1,050 |
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 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 818 total population, 425 males, 393 females, 256 married persons, 152 families, 128 married females, 128 married males, 28 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 534 single persons under 18, 292 single males under 18, 242 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 142 occupied houses, 141 inhabited houses, 4 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 9,250 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Edmund Murray Dodd | 1797–1876 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS197004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5330374
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Passage,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Passage
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/.