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 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. Population density was 211.2 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 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Long Island shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 132 |
| Number of females | 330 |
| Number of males | 371 |
| Number of married females | 131 |
| Number of married males | 130 |
| Number of married persons | 261 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| Total population | 701 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 181 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 234 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 415 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 119 |
| Number of occupied houses | 120 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 29 |
| HAY AC | 223 |
| HAY TONS | 389 |
| OAT BU | 301 |
| POT AC | 31 |
| POT BU | 3,380 |
| Total area (acres) | 5,000 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 5,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| CD | 191 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 132 |
| FEMALE | 330 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 120 |
| INHABITED | 119 |
| MALE | 371 |
| MARRIED F | 131 |
| MARRIED M | 130 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 261 |
| POPULATION | 701 |
| ROOT BU | 76 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 181 |
| SINGLE M | 234 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 415 |
| TUR BU | 866 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 18 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 25 |
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: 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). "Long Island, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/long-island-ns191002-1871/.