Isaac’s Harbor, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Isaac’s Harbor was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 928. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.197°N, 61.638°W.
Population
In 1871, Isaac’s Harbor had a population of 928: 478 male and 450 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 (0.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Isaac Harbour, 1881 (57.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Isaac’s Harbor shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 928 total population, 478 males, 450 females, 310 married persons, 162 families, 155 married females, 155 married males, 21 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 597 single persons under 18, 316 single males under 18, 281 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 154 occupied houses, 152 inhabited houses, 12 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (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:
NS202005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS202005— 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). "Isaac’s Harbor, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/isaac-s-harbor-ns202005-1871/.