North Mountain, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
North Mountain was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 856. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.767°N, 61.164°W.
Population
In 1871, North Mountain had a population of 856: 431 male and 425 female residents. Population density was 30.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 856 |
| 1881 | 833 |
| 1891 | 808 |
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 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, North Mountain shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 120 |
| Number of females | 425 |
| Number of males | 431 |
| Number of married females | 106 |
| Number of married males | 107 |
| Number of married persons | 213 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| Total population | 856 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 295 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 316 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 611 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 117 |
| Number of occupied houses | 120 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 892 |
| BWT BU | 50 |
| HAY AC | 924 |
| HAY TONS | 719 |
| OAT BU | 10,596 |
| PEA BU | 3 |
| POT AC | 186 |
| POT BU | 12,600 |
| Total area (acres) | 31,680 |
| WHT SP BU | 248 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 17 |
| AREA | 31,680 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| CD | 203 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 120 |
| FEMALE | 425 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 120 |
| INHABITED | 117 |
| MALE | 431 |
| MARRIED F | 106 |
| MARRIED M | 107 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 213 |
| POPULATION | 856 |
| ROOT BU | 11 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 295 |
| SINGLE M | 316 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 611 |
| TUR BU | 199 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 24 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS203003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS036012— 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). "North Mountain, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/north-mountain-ns203003-1871/.