Economy & Five Islands, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Economy & Five Islands was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,023. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.463°N, 63.968°W.
Population
In 1871, Economy & Five Islands had a population of 2,023: 1,034 male and 989 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 (0.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Five Islands, 1881 (53.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Economy, 1881 (46.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Economy & Five Islands shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 350 |
| Number of females | 989 |
| Number of males | 1,034 |
| Number of married females | 340 |
| Number of married males | 340 |
| Number of married persons | 680 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 63 |
| Total population | 2,023 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 609 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 671 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,280 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 321 |
| Number of occupied houses | 323 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 757 |
| BWT BU | 3,850 |
| CRN BU | 13 |
| HAY AC | 3,789 |
| HAY TONS | 3,967 |
| OAT BU | 10,162 |
| PEA BU | 41 |
| POT AC | 430 |
| POT BU | 49,715 |
| RYE BU | 5 |
| Total area (acres) | 84,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,033 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 93 |
| AREA | 84,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 105 |
| CD | 199 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 350 |
| FEMALE | 989 |
| GRA BU | 29 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 323 |
| INHABITED | 321 |
| MALE | 1,034 |
| MARRIED F | 340 |
| MARRIED M | 340 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 680 |
| POPULATION | 2,023 |
| ROOT BU | 225 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 609 |
| SINGLE M | 671 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,280 |
| TUR BU | 1,418 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 40 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 63 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS199001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS199001— 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). "Economy & Five Islands, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/economy-five-islands-ns199001-1871/.