Hillsburg, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Hillsburg was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,570. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.573°N, 65.666°W.
Population
In 1871, Hillsburg had a population of 1,570: 782 male and 788 female residents.
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 (0.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hillsburg, 1881 (60.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Smith Cove, 1881 (39.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Hillsburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 312 |
| Number of females | 788 |
| Number of males | 782 |
| Number of married females | 307 |
| Number of married males | 305 |
| Number of married persons | 612 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| Total population | 1,570 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 446 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 465 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 911 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 14 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 293 |
| Number of occupied houses | 307 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,674 |
| BWT BU | 1,385 |
| CRN BU | 327 |
| HAY AC | 1,474 |
| HAY TONS | 1,772 |
| OAT BU | 4,200 |
| PEA BU | 168 |
| POT AC | 124 |
| POT BU | 16,468 |
| RYE BU | 21 |
| Total area (acres) | 21,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 237 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 15 |
| AREA | 21,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 168 |
| CD | 191 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 312 |
| FEMALE | 788 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 307 |
| INHABITED | 293 |
| MALE | 782 |
| MARRIED F | 307 |
| MARRIED M | 305 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 612 |
| POPULATION | 1,570 |
| ROOT BU | 836 |
| SHANTIES | 14 |
| SINGLE F | 446 |
| SINGLE M | 465 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 911 |
| TUR BU | 4,403 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 35 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS191006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS191006— 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). "Hillsburg, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hillsburg-ns191006-1871/.