Port Medway, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Port Medway was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,136. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.166°N, 64.669°W.
Population
In 1871, Port Medway had a population of 2,136: 1,066 male and 1,070 female residents. Population density was 25.9 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).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Local District No. 8, 1881 (29.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Local District No. 9, 1881 (70.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Port Medway 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 | 406 |
| Number of females | 1,070 |
| Number of males | 1,066 |
| Number of married females | 365 |
| Number of married males | 366 |
| Number of married persons | 731 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 57 |
| Total population | 2,136 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 662 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 686 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,348 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 355 |
| Number of occupied houses | 362 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 785 |
| BWT BU | 7 |
| CRN BU | 31 |
| HAY AC | 838 |
| HAY TONS | 1,007 |
| OAT BU | 314 |
| PEA BU | 34 |
| POT AC | 78 |
| POT BU | 12,788 |
| RYE BU | 78 |
| Total area (acres) | 42,000 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 42,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 55 |
| CD | 194 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 406 |
| FEMALE | 1,070 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 362 |
| INHABITED | 355 |
| MALE | 1,066 |
| MARRIED F | 365 |
| MARRIED M | 366 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 731 |
| POPULATION | 2,136 |
| ROOT BU | 893 |
| SHANTIES | 7 |
| SINGLE F | 662 |
| SINGLE M | 686 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,348 |
| TUR BU | 1,074 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 43 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 57 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS194004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS194004— 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). "Port Medway, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-medway-ns194004-1871/.