New Glasgow, Nova Scotia (1871–1871)
New Glasgow was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in 1 census between 1871 and 1871. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q286048, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from NO DATA in 1871
Descendant places
- later split into New Glasgow in 1881
- later split into New Glasgow, Town—Ville in 1881
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,498 | View 1871 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Rogers McKenzie | 1798–1876 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS200015— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q286048
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Glasgow,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Glasgow
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.