Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Mahone Bay was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,129. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.509°N, 64.476°W.
Population
In 1871, Mahone Bay had a population of 3,129: 1,595 male and 1,534 female residents. Population density was 31.6 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 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Mahone Bay 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 | 593 |
| Number of females | 1,534 |
| Number of males | 1,595 |
| Number of married females | 554 |
| Number of married males | 555 |
| Number of married persons | 1,109 |
| Number of widowed females | 66 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 88 |
| Total population | 3,129 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 914 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,018 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,932 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 502 |
| Number of occupied houses | 502 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 8,954 |
| BWT BU | 450 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 4,807 |
| HAY TONS | 3,744 |
| OAT BU | 1,490 |
| PEA BU | 207 |
| POT AC | 229 |
| POT BU | 25,698 |
| RYE BU | 1,619 |
| Total area (acres) | 66,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 125 |
| WHT WTR BU | 11 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 13 |
| AREA | 66,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 58 |
| CD | 195 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 593 |
| FEMALE | 1,534 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 502 |
| INHABITED | 502 |
| MALE | 1,595 |
| MARRIED F | 554 |
| MARRIED M | 555 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,109 |
| POPULATION | 3,129 |
| ROOT BU | 4,439 |
| SINGLE F | 914 |
| SINGLE M | 1,018 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,932 |
| TUR BU | 4,769 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 66 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 88 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS195008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS195008— 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). "Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/mahone-bay-ns195008-1871/.