Shag Harbor, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Shag Harbor was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,448. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.552°N, 65.704°W.
Population
In 1871, Shag Harbor had a population of 1,448: 709 male and 739 female residents.
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, Shag Harbor shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 243 |
| Number of females | 739 |
| Number of males | 709 |
| Number of married females | 269 |
| Number of married males | 271 |
| Number of married persons | 540 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 54 |
| Total population | 1,448 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 428 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 426 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 854 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 243 |
| Number of occupied houses | 243 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| HAY AC | 618 |
| HAY TONS | 706 |
| OAT BU | 20 |
| POT AC | 70 |
| POT BU | 8,567 |
| Total area (acres) | 17,000 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 17,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| CD | 193 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 243 |
| FEMALE | 739 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 243 |
| INHABITED | 243 |
| MALE | 709 |
| MARRIED F | 269 |
| MARRIED M | 271 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 540 |
| POPULATION | 1,448 |
| ROOT BU | 105 |
| SINGLE F | 428 |
| SINGLE M | 426 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 854 |
| TUR BU | 116 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 42 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 54 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS193001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS193001— 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). "Shag Harbor, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/shag-harbor-ns193001-1871/.