Guysborough Polling District, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Guysborough Polling District was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,887. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.294°N, 61.528°W.
Population
In 1871, Guysborough Polling District had a population of 1,887: 934 male and 953 female residents. Population density was 12.7 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 (0.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained New Harbour, 1881 (40.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Guysborough, 1881 (47.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Guysborough Polling District 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 | 303 |
| Number of females | 953 |
| Number of males | 934 |
| Number of married females | 289 |
| Number of married males | 278 |
| Number of married persons | 558 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 79 |
| Total population | 1,887 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 614 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 636 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,250 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 300 |
| Number of occupied houses | 300 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 125 |
| BWT BU | 845 |
| CRN BU | 13 |
| HAY AC | 1,754 |
| HAY TONS | 1,820 |
| OAT BU | 4,893 |
| PEA BU | 10 |
| POT AC | 223 |
| POT BU | 20,047 |
| Total area (acres) | 58,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 181 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 10 |
| AREA | 58,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 12 |
| BEN BU | 29 |
| CD | 202 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 303 |
| FEMALE | 953 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 300 |
| INHABITED | 300 |
| MALE | 934 |
| MARRIED F | 289 |
| MARRIED M | 278 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 558 |
| POPULATION | 1,887 |
| ROOT BU | 328 |
| SINGLE F | 614 |
| SINGLE M | 636 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,250 |
| TUR BU | 1,078 |
| UNINHABITED | 23 |
| WIDOWED F | 59 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 79 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS202001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS202001— 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). "Guysborough Polling District, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/guysborough-polling-district-ns202001-1871/.