Shelburn, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Shelburn, Town—Ville was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,789. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.741°N, 65.279°W.
Population
In 1871, Shelburn, Town—Ville had a population of 2,789: 1,385 male and 1,404 female residents. Population density was 55.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,789 |
| 1881 | 2,055 |
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, Shelburn, Town—Ville 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 | 492 |
| Number of females | 1,404 |
| Number of males | 1,385 |
| Number of married females | 428 |
| Number of married males | 428 |
| Number of married persons | 856 |
| Number of widowed females | 85 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 110 |
| Total population | 2,789 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 891 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 932 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,823 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 20 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 464 |
| Number of occupied houses | 466 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 311 |
| BWT BU | 4 |
| CRN BU | 36 |
| HAY AC | 1,611 |
| HAY TONS | 1,935 |
| OAT BU | 849 |
| PEA BU | 47 |
| POT AC | 188 |
| POT BU | 20,778 |
| Total area (acres) | 148,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 43 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4 |
| AREA | 148,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 20 |
| BEN BU | 55 |
| CD | 193 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 492 |
| FEMALE | 1,404 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 466 |
| INHABITED | 464 |
| MALE | 1,385 |
| MARRIED F | 428 |
| MARRIED M | 428 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 856 |
| POPULATION | 2,789 |
| ROOT BU | 793 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 891 |
| SINGLE M | 932 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,823 |
| TUR BU | 1,398 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 85 |
| WIDOWED M | 25 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 110 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS193006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013003— 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). "Shelburn, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/shelburn-town-ville-ns193006-1871/.