Pier's Mills, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Pier's Mills was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 365. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.697°N, 63.687°W.
Population
In 1871, Pier's Mills had a population of 365: 192 male and 173 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 365 |
| 1881 | 535 |
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, Pier's Mills shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 69 |
| Number of females | 173 |
| Number of males | 192 |
| Number of married females | 58 |
| Number of married males | 59 |
| Number of married persons | 117 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| Total population | 365 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 105 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 126 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 231 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 64 |
| Number of occupied houses | 65 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BWT BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 112 |
| HAY TONS | 169 |
| OAT BU | 314 |
| PEA BU | 14 |
| POT AC | 49 |
| POT BU | 1,241 |
| Total area (acres) | 18,250 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 18,250 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 22 |
| CD | 196 |
| CSD | 19 |
| FAMILIES | 69 |
| FEMALE | 173 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 65 |
| INHABITED | 64 |
| MALE | 192 |
| MARRIED F | 58 |
| MARRIED M | 59 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 117 |
| POPULATION | 365 |
| ROOT BU | 166 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 105 |
| SINGLE M | 126 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 231 |
| TUR BU | 67 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 10 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS196019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010012— 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). "Pier's Mills, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pier-s-mills-ns196019-1871/.