Plaster Cove, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Plaster Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,213. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.708°N, 61.382°W.
Population
In 1871, Plaster Cove had a population of 2,213: 1,067 male and 1,146 female residents. Population density was 24.8 people per square mile.
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, Plaster Cove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 336 |
| Number of females | 1,146 |
| Number of males | 1,067 |
| Number of married females | 302 |
| Number of married males | 300 |
| Number of married persons | 602 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 89 |
| Total population | 2,213 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 789 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 733 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,522 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 325 |
| Number of occupied houses | 335 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,098 |
| BWT BU | 66 |
| HAY AC | 1,910 |
| HAY TONS | 1,676 |
| OAT BU | 11,912 |
| PEA BU | 6 |
| POT AC | 329 |
| POT BU | 17,616 |
| Total area (acres) | 61,920 |
| WHT SP BU | 290 |
| WHT WTR BU | 11 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 25 |
| AREA | 61,920 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| CD | 203 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 336 |
| FEMALE | 1,146 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 335 |
| INHABITED | 325 |
| MALE | 1,067 |
| MARRIED F | 302 |
| MARRIED M | 300 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 602 |
| POPULATION | 2,213 |
| ROOT BU | 150 |
| SHANTIES | 10 |
| SINGLE F | 789 |
| SINGLE M | 733 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,522 |
| TUR BU | 217 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 55 |
| WIDOWED M | 34 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 89 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS203001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS203001— 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). "Plaster Cove, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/plaster-cove-ns203001-1871/.