Rawdon, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Rawdon was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 776. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.077°N, 63.709°W.
Population
In 1871, Rawdon had a population of 776: 395 male and 381 female residents. Population density was 10.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 776 |
| 1881 | 800 |
| 1891 | 855 |
| 1901 | 569 |
| 1911 | 576 |
| 1921 | 500 |
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, Rawdon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 135 |
| Number of females | 381 |
| Number of males | 395 |
| Number of married females | 108 |
| Number of married males | 106 |
| Number of married persons | 214 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| Total population | 776 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 256 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 275 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 531 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 124 |
| Number of occupied houses | 124 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,256 |
| BWT BU | 1,793 |
| CRN BU | 9 |
| HAY AC | 2,066 |
| HAY TONS | 1,483 |
| OAT BU | 10,700 |
| PEA BU | 59 |
| POT AC | 127 |
| POT BU | 18,115 |
| RYE BU | 32 |
| Total area (acres) | 35,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 352 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 24 |
| AREA | 35,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 58 |
| CD | 188 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 135 |
| FEMALE | 381 |
| GRA BU | 75 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 124 |
| INHABITED | 124 |
| MALE | 395 |
| MARRIED F | 108 |
| MARRIED M | 106 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 214 |
| POPULATION | 776 |
| ROOT BU | 145 |
| SINGLE F | 256 |
| SINGLE M | 275 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 531 |
| TUR BU | 3,103 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS188008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012009— 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). "Rawdon, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/rawdon-ns188008-1871/.