Rawdon S, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Rawdon S was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 719. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.968°N, 63.765°W.
Population
In 1871, Rawdon S had a population of 719: 387 male and 332 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 719 |
| 1881 | 799 |
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 (0.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Rawdon S 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 | 126 |
| Number of females | 332 |
| Number of males | 387 |
| Number of married females | 106 |
| Number of married males | 105 |
| Number of married persons | 211 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| Total population | 719 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 215 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 272 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 487 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 121 |
| Number of occupied houses | 121 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 84 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 943 |
| BWT BU | 537 |
| CRN BU | 16 |
| HAY AC | 1,760 |
| HAY TONS | 969 |
| OAT BU | 3,870 |
| PEA BU | 19 |
| POT AC | 73 |
| POT BU | 9,283 |
| RYE BU | 33 |
| Total area (acres) | 96,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 108 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 10 |
| AREA | 96,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 24 |
| CD | 188 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 126 |
| FEMALE | 332 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 121 |
| INHABITED | 121 |
| MALE | 387 |
| MARRIED F | 106 |
| MARRIED M | 105 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 211 |
| POPULATION | 719 |
| ROOT BU | 141 |
| SINGLE F | 215 |
| SINGLE M | 272 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 487 |
| TUR BU | 1,537 |
| UNINHABITED | 84 |
| WIDOWED F | 11 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS188009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018008— 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 S, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/rawdon-s-ns188009-1871/.