Liverpool, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Liverpool was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,104. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.046°N, 64.785°W.
Population
In 1871, Liverpool had a population of 3,104: 1,491 male and 1,613 female residents. Population density was 28.0 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 (0.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Local District No. 3, 1881 (21.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Local District No. 2, 1881 (12.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Local District No. 1, 1881 (7.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Liverpool 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 | 613 |
| Number of females | 1,613 |
| Number of males | 1,491 |
| Number of married females | 536 |
| Number of married males | 537 |
| Number of married persons | 1,073 |
| Number of widowed females | 95 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 121 |
| Total population | 3,104 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 982 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 928 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,910 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 553 |
| Number of occupied houses | 553 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 580 |
| BWT BU | 18 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 614 |
| HAY TONS | 1,018 |
| OAT BU | 1,028 |
| PEA BU | 21 |
| POT AC | 97 |
| POT BU | 10,978 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Total area (acres) | 48,000 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 48,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| CD | 194 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 613 |
| FEMALE | 1,613 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 553 |
| INHABITED | 553 |
| MALE | 1,491 |
| MARRIED F | 536 |
| MARRIED M | 537 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,073 |
| POPULATION | 3,104 |
| ROOT BU | 783 |
| SINGLE F | 982 |
| SINGLE M | 928 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,910 |
| TUR BU | 765 |
| UNINHABITED | 22 |
| WIDOWED F | 95 |
| WIDOWED M | 26 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 121 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS194002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS194002— 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). "Liverpool, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/liverpool-ns194002-1871/.