Molasses Harbor, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Molasses Harbor was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,310. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.268°N, 61.264°W.
Population
In 1871, Molasses Harbor had a population of 1,310: 664 male and 646 female residents. Population density was 13.2 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).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Whitehead, 1881 (62.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Molasses Harbor 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 | 210 |
| Number of females | 646 |
| Number of males | 664 |
| Number of married females | 213 |
| Number of married males | 212 |
| Number of married persons | 425 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| Total population | 1,310 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 407 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 441 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 848 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 203 |
| Number of occupied houses | 205 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 88 |
| BWT BU | 1,155 |
| HAY AC | 800 |
| HAY TONS | 894 |
| OAT BU | 6,306 |
| PEA BU | 2 |
| POT AC | 193 |
| POT BU | 11,820 |
| RYE BU | 1 |
| Total area (acres) | 48,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 25 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2 |
| AREA | 48,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 13 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| CD | 202 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 210 |
| FEMALE | 646 |
| GRA BU | 28 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 205 |
| INHABITED | 203 |
| MALE | 664 |
| MARRIED F | 213 |
| MARRIED M | 212 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 425 |
| POPULATION | 1,310 |
| ROOT BU | 9 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 407 |
| SINGLE M | 441 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 848 |
| TUR BU | 211 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| WIDOWED F | 26 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS202004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS202004— 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). "Molasses Harbor, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/molasses-harbor-ns202004-1871/.