Head of St. Mary’s, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Head of St. Mary’s was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,100. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.558°N, 65.740°W.
Population
In 1871, Head of St. Mary’s had a population of 1,100: 559 male and 541 female residents. Population density was 30.6 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 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Head of St. Mary’s shared boundaries with:
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 | 206 |
| Number of females | 541 |
| Number of males | 559 |
| Number of married females | 191 |
| Number of married males | 195 |
| Number of married persons | 386 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| Total population | 1,100 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 316 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 354 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 670 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 200 |
| Number of occupied houses | 200 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,779 |
| BWT BU | 971 |
| CRN BU | 186 |
| HAY AC | 2,001 |
| HAY TONS | 1,838 |
| OAT BU | 2,933 |
| PEA BU | 65 |
| POT AC | 156 |
| POT BU | 17,665 |
| RYE BU | 25 |
| Total area (acres) | 46,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 99 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 6 |
| AREA | 46,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 58 |
| CD | 191 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 206 |
| FEMALE | 541 |
| GRA BU | 37 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 200 |
| INHABITED | 200 |
| MALE | 559 |
| MARRIED F | 191 |
| MARRIED M | 195 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 386 |
| POPULATION | 1,100 |
| ROOT BU | 1,244 |
| SINGLE F | 316 |
| SINGLE M | 354 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 670 |
| TUR BU | 4,600 |
| UNINHABITED | 10 |
| WIDOWED F | 34 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS191007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS191007— 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). "Head of St. Mary’s, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/head-of-st-mary-s-ns191007-1871/.