Hammond's Plains, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Hammond's Plains was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 740. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.772°N, 63.794°W.
Population
In 1871, Hammond's Plains had a population of 740: 381 male and 359 female residents. Population density was 19.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 740 |
| 1881 | 785 |
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Hammond's Plains shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 122 |
| Number of females | 359 |
| Number of males | 381 |
| Number of married females | 110 |
| Number of married males | 107 |
| Number of married persons | 217 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| Total population | 740 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 229 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 267 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 496 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 111 |
| Number of occupied houses | 111 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 59 |
| HAY AC | 429 |
| HAY TONS | 431 |
| OAT BU | 554 |
| PEA BU | 2 |
| POT AC | 33 |
| POT BU | 4,257 |
| Total area (acres) | 19,500 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 19,500 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| CD | 196 |
| CSD | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 122 |
| FEMALE | 359 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 111 |
| INHABITED | 111 |
| MALE | 381 |
| MARRIED F | 110 |
| MARRIED M | 107 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 217 |
| POPULATION | 740 |
| ROOT BU | 119 |
| SINGLE F | 229 |
| SINGLE M | 267 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 496 |
| TUR BU | 631 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 20 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS196018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010011— 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). "Hammond's Plains, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hammond-s-plains-ns196018-1871/.