Mills, Village, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Mills, Village was a village in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,483. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.469°N, 64.302°W.
Population
In 1871, Mills, Village had a population of 2,483: 1,260 male and 1,223 female residents. Population density was 11.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,483 |
| 1881 | 3,340 |
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 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Mills, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 453 |
| Number of females | 1,223 |
| Number of males | 1,260 |
| Number of married females | 402 |
| Number of married males | 402 |
| Number of married persons | 804 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| Total population | 2,483 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 777 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 833 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,610 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 416 |
| Number of occupied houses | 425 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 292 |
| BWT BU | 3,777 |
| CRN BU | 15 |
| HAY AC | 3,107 |
| HAY TONS | 3,233 |
| OAT BU | 14,216 |
| PEA BU | 19 |
| POT AC | 493 |
| POT BU | 54,112 |
| RYE BU | 66 |
| Total area (acres) | 120,250 |
| WHT SP BU | 400 |
| WHT WTR BU | 25 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 34 |
| AREA | 120,250 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 59 |
| CD | 198 |
| CSD | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 453 |
| FEMALE | 1,223 |
| GRA BU | 56 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 425 |
| INHABITED | 416 |
| MALE | 1,260 |
| MARRIED F | 402 |
| MARRIED M | 402 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 804 |
| POPULATION | 2,483 |
| ROOT BU | 150 |
| SHANTIES | 9 |
| SINGLE F | 777 |
| SINGLE M | 833 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,610 |
| TUR BU | 835 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 44 |
| WIDOWED M | 25 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 69 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS198012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS022013— 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). "Mills, Village, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/mills-village-ns198012-1871/.