Sable Island, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Sable Island was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 27. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.952°N, 59.945°W.
Population
In 1871, Sable Island had a population of 27: 14 male and 13 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 27 |
| 1881 | 46 |
| 1891 | 58 |
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 (0.1% share).
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 5 |
| Number of females | 13 |
| Number of males | 14 |
| Number of married females | 4 |
| Number of married males | 4 |
| Number of married persons | 8 |
| Total population | 27 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 9 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 10 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 19 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 5 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POT AC | 2 |
| POT BU | 262 |
| Total area (acres) | 16,000 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 16,000 |
| CD | 196 |
| CSD | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 5 |
| FEMALE | 13 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 5 |
| INHABITED | 5 |
| MALE | 14 |
| MARRIED F | 4 |
| MARRIED M | 4 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 8 |
| POPULATION | 27 |
| ROOT BU | 25 |
| SINGLE F | 9 |
| SINGLE M | 10 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 19 |
| TUR BU | 21 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS196020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS033007— 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). "Sable Island, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sable-island-ns196020-1871/.