Kentville, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Kentville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,779. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.964°N, 64.515°W.
Population
In 1871, Kentville had a population of 1,779: 899 male and 880 female residents. Population density was 15.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,779 |
| 1881 | 2,125 |
| 1891 | 2,526 |
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 (0.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Kentville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 329 |
| Number of females | 880 |
| Number of males | 899 |
| Number of married females | 281 |
| Number of married males | 279 |
| Number of married persons | 560 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 74 |
| Total population | 1,779 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 548 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 597 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,145 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 314 |
| Number of occupied houses | 314 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,348 |
| BWT BU | 1,372 |
| CRN BU | 780 |
| HAY AC | 3,092 |
| HAY TONS | 3,457 |
| OAT BU | 12,594 |
| PEA BU | 265 |
| POT AC | 627 |
| POT BU | 84,008 |
| RYE BU | 779 |
| Total area (acres) | 78,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 949 |
| WHT WTR BU | 112 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 68 |
| AREA | 78,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 277 |
| CD | 189 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 329 |
| FEMALE | 880 |
| GRA BU | 118 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 314 |
| INHABITED | 314 |
| MALE | 899 |
| MARRIED F | 281 |
| MARRIED M | 279 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 560 |
| POPULATION | 1,779 |
| ROOT BU | 932 |
| SINGLE F | 548 |
| SINGLE M | 597 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,145 |
| TUR BU | 3,036 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 51 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 74 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS189001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS037006— 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). "Kentville, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/kentville-ns189001-1871/.