Ragged Island, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Ragged Island was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,579. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.782°N, 65.149°W.
Population
In 1871, Ragged Island had a population of 1,579: 821 male and 758 female residents. Population density was 19.6 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 Lockeport, 1881 (9.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Jordan River, 1881 (90.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ragged Island shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 260 |
| Number of females | 758 |
| Number of males | 821 |
| Number of married females | 254 |
| Number of married males | 255 |
| Number of married persons | 509 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| Total population | 1,579 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 473 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 555 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,028 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 257 |
| Number of occupied houses | 260 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 380 |
| BWT BU | 2 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 611 |
| HAY TONS | 1,013 |
| OAT BU | 338 |
| PEA BU | 3 |
| POT AC | 55 |
| POT BU | 8,582 |
| Total area (acres) | 28,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 35 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4 |
| AREA | 28,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| CD | 193 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 260 |
| FEMALE | 758 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 260 |
| INHABITED | 257 |
| MALE | 821 |
| MARRIED F | 254 |
| MARRIED M | 255 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 509 |
| POPULATION | 1,579 |
| ROOT BU | 482 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 473 |
| SINGLE M | 555 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,028 |
| TUR BU | 448 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 31 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS193007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS193007— 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). "Ragged Island, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/ragged-island-ns193007-1871/.