Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Lunenburg was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,231. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.378°N, 64.321°W.
Population
In 1871, Lunenburg had a population of 3,231: 1,648 male and 1,583 female residents. Population density was 94.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,231 |
| 1881 | 4,007 |
| 1891 | 4,894 |
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 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Lunenburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 575 |
| Number of females | 1,583 |
| Number of males | 1,648 |
| Number of married females | 538 |
| Number of married males | 541 |
| Number of married persons | 1,079 |
| Number of widowed females | 81 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 116 |
| Total population | 3,231 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 964 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,072 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,036 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 470 |
| Number of occupied houses | 470 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 13,980 |
| BWT BU | 23 |
| CRN BU | 16 |
| HAY AC | 1,866 |
| HAY TONS | 2,250 |
| OAT BU | 2,002 |
| PEA BU | 46 |
| POT AC | 197 |
| POT BU | 21,805 |
| RYE BU | 122 |
| Total area (acres) | 8,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 78 |
| WHT WTR BU | 50 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 13 |
| AREA | 8,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 71 |
| CD | 195 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 575 |
| FEMALE | 1,583 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 470 |
| INHABITED | 470 |
| MALE | 1,648 |
| MARRIED F | 538 |
| MARRIED M | 541 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,079 |
| POPULATION | 3,231 |
| ROOT BU | 8,235 |
| SINGLE F | 964 |
| SINGLE M | 1,072 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,036 |
| TUR BU | 8,723 |
| UNINHABITED | 10 |
| WIDOWED F | 81 |
| WIDOWED M | 35 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 116 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS195006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS038006— 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). "Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lunenburg-ns195006-1871/.