Metighan, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Metighan was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,883. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.174°N, 66.086°W.
Population
In 1871, Metighan had a population of 1,883: 964 male and 919 female residents. Population density was 19.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,883 |
| 1881 | 2,452 |
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, Metighan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 301 |
| Number of females | 919 |
| Number of males | 964 |
| Number of married females | 292 |
| Number of married males | 292 |
| Number of married persons | 584 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| Total population | 1,883 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 586 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 658 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,244 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 294 |
| Number of occupied houses | 295 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 622 |
| BWT BU | 64 |
| CRN BU | 112 |
| HAY AC | 1,309 |
| HAY TONS | 2,551 |
| OAT BU | 4,073 |
| PEA BU | 225 |
| POT AC | 292 |
| POT BU | 36,045 |
| Total area (acres) | 41,000 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 41,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 82 |
| CD | 191 |
| CSD | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 301 |
| FEMALE | 919 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 295 |
| INHABITED | 294 |
| MALE | 964 |
| MARRIED F | 292 |
| MARRIED M | 292 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 584 |
| POPULATION | 1,883 |
| ROOT BU | 2,202 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 586 |
| SINGLE M | 658 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,244 |
| TUR BU | 4,529 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 41 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS191012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015011— 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). "Metighan, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/metighan-ns191012-1871/.