Long Island, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Long Island was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 701. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6672648. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.277°N, 66.316°W.
Population
In 1871, Long Island had a population of 701: 371 male and 330 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 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Long Island 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 701 total population, 371 males, 330 females, 261 married persons, 132 families, 131 married females, 130 married males, 25 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 415 single persons under 18, 234 single males under 18, 181 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 120 occupied houses, 119 inhabited houses, 5 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 5,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS191002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS191002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6672648
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). "Long Island, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/long-island-ns191002-1871/.