North-East Margaree, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
North-East Margaree was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,476. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7057936. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.397°N, 60.955°W.
Population
In 1871, North-East Margaree had a population of 1,476: 740 male and 736 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,476 |
| 1881 | 1,451 |
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, North-East Margaree shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,476 total population, 740 males, 736 females, 409 married persons, 215 families, 206 married females, 203 married males, 42 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,025 single persons under 18, 530 single males under 18, 495 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 206 inhabited houses, 206 occupied houses, 9 houses under construction, 6 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 57,880 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS203013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004014_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7057936
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). "North-East Margaree, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/north-east-margaree-ns203013-1871/.