Melford, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Melford was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,765. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.539°N, 61.372°W.
Population
In 1871, Melford had a population of 1,765: 869 male and 896 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,765 |
| 1881 | 1,700 |
| 1891 | 1,497 |
| 1901 | 632 |
| 1911 | 533 |
| 1921 | 520 |
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 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Melford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,765 total population, 896 females, 869 males, 509 married persons, 302 families, 255 married females, 254 married males, 73 widowed persons, 61 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,183 single persons under 18, 603 single males under 18, 580 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 291 occupied houses, 288 inhabited houses, 17 uninhabited houses, 11 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 50,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS202015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010022_1901— 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). "Melford, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/melford-ns202015-1871/.