Little Narrows, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Little Narrows was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 855. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.021°N, 60.943°W.
Population
In 1871, Little Narrows had a population of 855: 421 male and 434 female residents. Population density was 16.0 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).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Little Narrows S., 1881 (54.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Little Narrows N., 1881 (45.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Little Narrows shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 130 |
| Number of females | 434 |
| Number of males | 421 |
| Number of married females | 104 |
| Number of married males | 107 |
| Number of married persons | 211 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| Total population | 855 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 304 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 305 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 609 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 120 |
| Number of occupied houses | 130 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 609 |
| CRN BU | 18 |
| HAY AC | 730 |
| HAY TONS | 664 |
| OAT BU | 11,381 |
| PEA BU | 5 |
| POT AC | 197 |
| POT BU | 11,624 |
| Total area (acres) | 31,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 34 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3 |
| AREA | 31,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| CD | 204 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 130 |
| FEMALE | 434 |
| GRA BU | 18 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 130 |
| INHABITED | 120 |
| MALE | 421 |
| MARRIED F | 104 |
| MARRIED M | 107 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 211 |
| POPULATION | 855 |
| ROOT BU | 6 |
| SHANTIES | 10 |
| SINGLE F | 304 |
| SINGLE M | 305 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 609 |
| TUR BU | 34 |
| WIDOWED F | 26 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS204002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS204002— 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). "Little Narrows, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/little-narrows-ns204002-1871/.