Gaspereau, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Gaspereau was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,200. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.003°N, 64.375°W.
Population
In 1871, Gaspereau had a population of 1,200: 637 male and 563 female residents. Population density was 17.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,200 |
| 1881 | 1,217 |
| 1891 | 996 |
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 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Gaspereau shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 194 |
| Number of females | 563 |
| Number of males | 637 |
| Number of married females | 183 |
| Number of married males | 184 |
| Number of married persons | 367 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| Total population | 1,200 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 353 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 440 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 793 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 191 |
| Number of occupied houses | 191 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,006 |
| BWT BU | 815 |
| CRN BU | 217 |
| HAY AC | 2,677 |
| HAY TONS | 2,262 |
| OAT BU | 10,371 |
| PEA BU | 193 |
| POT AC | 348 |
| POT BU | 42,009 |
| RYE BU | 549 |
| Total area (acres) | 43,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 700 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 47 |
| AREA | 43,000 |
| BEN BU | 131 |
| CD | 189 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 194 |
| FEMALE | 563 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 191 |
| INHABITED | 191 |
| MALE | 637 |
| MARRIED F | 183 |
| MARRIED M | 184 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 367 |
| POPULATION | 1,200 |
| ROOT BU | 423 |
| SINGLE F | 353 |
| SINGLE M | 440 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 793 |
| TUR BU | 1,872 |
| WIDOWED F | 27 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS189002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS037007— 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). "Gaspereau, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/gaspereau-ns189002-1871/.