Pope's Harbor, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Pope's Harbor was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,705. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.829°N, 62.678°W.
Population
In 1871, Pope's Harbor had a population of 1,705: 877 male and 828 female residents. Population density was 28.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,705 |
| 1881 | 1,866 |
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 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Pope's Harbor shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 261 |
| Number of females | 828 |
| Number of males | 877 |
| Number of married females | 239 |
| Number of married males | 241 |
| Number of married persons | 480 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| Total population | 1,705 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 556 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 624 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,180 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 17 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 216 |
| Number of occupied houses | 233 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 131,000 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 131,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| CD | 197 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 261 |
| FEMALE | 828 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 233 |
| INHABITED | 216 |
| MALE | 877 |
| MARRIED F | 239 |
| MARRIED M | 241 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 480 |
| POPULATION | 1,705 |
| SHANTIES | 17 |
| SINGLE F | 556 |
| SINGLE M | 624 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,180 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 33 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS197010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010023— 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). "Pope's Harbor, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pope-s-harbor-ns197010-1871/.