Port La Tour, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Port La Tour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,477. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230747. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.610°N, 65.479°W.
Population
In 1871, Port La Tour had a population of 1,477: 759 male and 718 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,477 |
| 1881 | 1,798 |
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 (0.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Clyde River, 1881 (35.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Port La Tour, 1881 (64.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Port La Tour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,477 total population, 759 males, 718 females, 570 married persons, 295 families, 285 married females, 285 married males, 55 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 852 single persons under 18, 461 single males under 18, 391 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 288 occupied houses, 287 inhabited houses, 15 uninhabited houses, 12 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 46,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS193004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7230747
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_La_Tour
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_La_Tour
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). "Port La Tour, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-la-tour-ns193004-1871/.