King’s Cove, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
King’s Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 433. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.293°N, 60.460°W.
Population
In 1871, King’s Cove had a population of 433: 226 male and 207 female residents. Population density was 30.8 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 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, King’s Cove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 64 |
| Number of females | 207 |
| Number of males | 226 |
| Number of married females | 55 |
| Number of married males | 54 |
| Number of married persons | 109 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| Total population | 433 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 140 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 165 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 305 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 23 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 61 |
| Number of occupied houses | 61 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 166 |
| HAY AC | 144 |
| HAY TONS | 150 |
| OAT BU | 2,893 |
| POT AC | 51 |
| POT BU | 5,765 |
| Total area (acres) | 8,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 35 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3 |
| AREA | 8,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 23 |
| CD | 204 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 64 |
| FEMALE | 207 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 61 |
| INHABITED | 61 |
| MALE | 226 |
| MARRIED F | 55 |
| MARRIED M | 54 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 109 |
| POPULATION | 433 |
| SINGLE F | 140 |
| SINGLE M | 165 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 305 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 12 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS204006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS204006— 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). "King’s Cove, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/king-s-cove-ns204006-1871/.