Ingonish, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Ingonish was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 800. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.671°N, 60.401°W.
Population
In 1871, Ingonish had a population of 800: 419 male and 381 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 800 |
| 1881 | 1,088 |
| 1891 | 1,266 |
| 1901 | 954 |
| 1911 | 966 |
| 1921 | 1,039 |
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 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ingonish shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 800 total population, 419 males, 381 females, 228 married persons, 126 families, 114 married females, 114 married males, 25 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 547 single persons under 18, 297 single males under 18, 250 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 126 occupied houses, 124 inhabited houses, 10 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 114,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS204010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020009_1871— 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). "Ingonish, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/ingonish-ns204010-1871/.