Greenfield, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Greenfield was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 387. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.228°N, 64.811°W.
Population
In 1871, Greenfield had a population of 387: 194 male and 193 female residents. Population density was 5.3 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 (0.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Local District No. 10, 1881 (71.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Greenfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 69 |
| Number of females | 193 |
| Number of males | 194 |
| Number of married females | 66 |
| Number of married males | 64 |
| Number of married persons | 130 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| Total population | 387 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 117 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 128 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 245 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 64 |
| Number of occupied houses | 69 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 144 |
| BWT BU | 41 |
| CRN BU | 22 |
| HAY AC | 471 |
| HAY TONS | 349 |
| OAT BU | 301 |
| PEA BU | 30 |
| POT AC | 40 |
| POT BU | 3,920 |
| RYE BU | 306 |
| Total area (acres) | 50,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 25 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2 |
| AREA | 50,000 |
| BEN BU | 33 |
| CD | 194 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 69 |
| FEMALE | 193 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 69 |
| INHABITED | 64 |
| MALE | 194 |
| MARRIED F | 66 |
| MARRIED M | 64 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 130 |
| POPULATION | 387 |
| ROOT BU | 24 |
| SHANTIES | 5 |
| SINGLE F | 117 |
| SINGLE M | 128 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 245 |
| TUR BU | 446 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 10 |
| WIDOWED M | 2 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS194005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS194005— 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). "Greenfield, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/greenfield-ns194005-1871/.