Forks of St. Mary, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Forks of St. Mary was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,356. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.311°N, 62.066°W.
Population
In 1871, Forks of St. Mary had a population of 1,356: 683 male and 673 female residents. Population density was 9.9 people per square mile.
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 (0.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Forks, 1881 (66.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Goshen, 1881 (34.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Forks of St. Mary shared boundaries with:
- Caledonia
- Lochaber
- NO DATA
- Salmon River
- Sherbrooke
- St. Mary’s
- Stormont
- Upper South River
- Wine Harbor
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 230 |
| Number of females | 673 |
| Number of males | 683 |
| Number of married females | 196 |
| Number of married males | 193 |
| Number of married persons | 389 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| Total population | 1,356 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 457 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 482 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 939 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 218 |
| Number of occupied houses | 218 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,063 |
| BWT BU | 5,089 |
| CRN BU | 8 |
| HAY AC | 2,437 |
| HAY TONS | 3,039 |
| OAT BU | 15,961 |
| PEA BU | 22 |
| POT AC | 251 |
| POT BU | 27,009 |
| Total area (acres) | 120,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 15 |
| WHT WTR BU | 385 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 39 |
| AREA | 120,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 101 |
| CD | 202 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 230 |
| FEMALE | 673 |
| GRA BU | 50 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 218 |
| INHABITED | 218 |
| MALE | 683 |
| MARRIED F | 196 |
| MARRIED M | 193 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 389 |
| POPULATION | 1,356 |
| ROOT BU | 74 |
| SINGLE F | 457 |
| SINGLE M | 482 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 939 |
| TUR BU | 787 |
| UNINHABITED | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 20 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS202010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS202010— 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). "Forks of St. Mary, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/forks-of-st-mary-ns202010-1871/.