Ritcey's Cove, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Ritcey's Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,594. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.315°N, 64.341°W.
Population
In 1871, Ritcey's Cove had a population of 1,594: 817 male and 777 female residents. Population density was 42.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,594 |
| 1881 | 1,827 |
| 1891 | 1,934 |
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 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Ritcey's Cove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 313 |
| Number of females | 777 |
| Number of males | 817 |
| Number of married females | 265 |
| Number of married males | 266 |
| Number of married persons | 531 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 62 |
| Total population | 1,594 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 473 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 528 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,001 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 263 |
| Number of occupied houses | 263 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 9,067 |
| HAY AC | 1,422 |
| HAY TONS | 1,541 |
| OAT BU | 2,279 |
| PEA BU | 24 |
| POT AC | 233 |
| POT BU | 25,110 |
| RYE BU | 12 |
| Total area (acres) | 15,000 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 15,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 31 |
| CD | 195 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 313 |
| FEMALE | 777 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 263 |
| INHABITED | 263 |
| MALE | 817 |
| MARRIED F | 265 |
| MARRIED M | 266 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 531 |
| POPULATION | 1,594 |
| ROOT BU | 3,593 |
| SINGLE F | 473 |
| SINGLE M | 528 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,001 |
| TUR BU | 4,208 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 39 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 62 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS195005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS038011— 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). "Ritcey's Cove, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/ritcey-s-cove-ns195005-1871/.