Maccan, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Maccan was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,162. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6722881. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.634°N, 64.174°W.
Population
In 1871, Maccan had a population of 1,162: 661 male and 501 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,162 |
| 1881 | 2,585 |
| 1891 | 1,013 |
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 (0.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Maccan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,162 total population, 661 males, 501 females, 361 married persons, 190 families, 182 married males, 179 married females, 23 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 778 single persons under 18, 473 single males under 18, 305 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 182 inhabited houses, 182 occupied houses, 9 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 105,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS198008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS030005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6722881
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). "Maccan, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/maccan-ns198008-1871/.