Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Portuguese Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 515. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.518°N, 63.549°W.
Population
In 1871, Portuguese Cove had a population of 515: 280 male and 235 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 515 |
| 1881 | 611 |
| 1901 | 485 |
| 1911 | 438 |
| 1921 | 318 |
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 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Portuguese Cove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 515 total population, 280 males, 235 females, 140 married persons, 80 families, 70 married females, 70 married males, 9 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 366 single persons under 18, 208 single males under 18, 158 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 79 inhabited houses, 79 occupied houses, 29 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 6,500 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS196010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011027— 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). "Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/portuguese-cove-ns196010-1871/.