New Ross, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
New Ross was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 972. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14875739. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.757°N, 64.492°W.
Population
In 1871, New Ross had a population of 972: 533 male and 439 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 972 |
| 1881 | 1,072 |
| 1891 | 1,127 |
| 1901 | 1,264 |
| 1911 | 1,372 |
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 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, New Ross shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 972 total population, 533 males, 439 females, 274 married persons, 151 families, 138 married males, 136 married females, 25 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 673 single persons under 18, 388 single males under 18, 285 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 145 inhabited houses, 145 occupied houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 101,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS195013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS049026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q14875739
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). "New Ross, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-ross-ns195013-1871/.