Howley’s Kerry, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Howley’s Kerry was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,156. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.257°N, 60.350°W.
Population
In 1871, Howley’s Kerry had a population of 1,156: 581 male and 575 female residents. Population density was 21.9 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, Howley’s Kerry 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 | 195 |
| Number of females | 575 |
| Number of males | 581 |
| Number of married females | 154 |
| Number of married males | 152 |
| Number of married persons | 306 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| Total population | 1,156 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 388 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 413 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 801 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 186 |
| Number of occupied houses | 186 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,130 |
| BWT BU | 17 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 703 |
| HAY TONS | 904 |
| OAT BU | 15,742 |
| PEA BU | 3 |
| POT AC | 220 |
| POT BU | 25,560 |
| Total area (acres) | 30,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 291 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 25 |
| AREA | 30,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| CD | 205 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 195 |
| FEMALE | 575 |
| GRA BU | 22 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 186 |
| INHABITED | 186 |
| MALE | 581 |
| MARRIED F | 154 |
| MARRIED M | 152 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 306 |
| POPULATION | 1,156 |
| ROOT BU | 16 |
| SINGLE F | 388 |
| SINGLE M | 413 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 801 |
| TUR BU | 1,353 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 33 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS205001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS205001— 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). "Howley’s Kerry, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/howley-s-kerry-ns205001-1871/.