Englishtown, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Englishtown was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 524. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.312°N, 60.580°W.
Population
In 1871, Englishtown had a population of 524: 282 male and 242 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 524 |
| 1881 | 585 |
| 1891 | 515 |
| 1901 | 359 |
| 1911 | 372 |
| 1921 | 278 |
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).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained North River, 1881 (75.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Englishtown, 1881 (24.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Englishtown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 524 total population, 282 males, 242 females, 137 married persons, 87 families, 69 married males, 68 married females, 23 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 364 single persons under 18, 204 single males under 18, 160 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 85 inhabited houses, 85 occupied houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 15,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS204007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020008_1881— 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). "Englishtown, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/englishtown-ns204007-1871/.