Louis Head, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Louis Head was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 917. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.803°N, 65.020°W.
Population
In 1871, Louis Head had a population of 917: 461 male and 456 female residents. Population density was 12.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 917 |
| 1881 | 988 |
| 1891 | 1,000 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Louis Head shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 153 |
| Number of females | 456 |
| Number of males | 461 |
| Number of married females | 147 |
| Number of married males | 146 |
| Number of married persons | 293 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| Total population | 917 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 282 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 302 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 581 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 151 |
| Number of occupied houses | 153 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 560 |
| CRN BU | 26 |
| HAY AC | 666 |
| HAY TONS | 1,025 |
| OAT BU | 408 |
| PEA BU | 29 |
| POT AC | 86 |
| POT BU | 8,367 |
| RYE BU | 1 |
| Total area (acres) | 231,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 31 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2 |
| AREA | 231,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 19 |
| CD | 193 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 153 |
| FEMALE | 456 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 153 |
| INHABITED | 151 |
| MALE | 461 |
| MARRIED F | 147 |
| MARRIED M | 146 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 293 |
| POPULATION | 917 |
| ROOT BU | 284 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 282 |
| SINGLE M | 302 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 581 |
| TUR BU | 880 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 27 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS193008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS042009— 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). "Louis Head, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/louis-head-ns193008-1871/.