Somerset, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Somerset was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 939. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.084°N, 64.737°W.
Population
In 1871, Somerset had a population of 939: 473 male and 466 female residents. Population density was 64.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 939 |
| 1881 | 967 |
| 1891 | 931 |
| 1901 | 904 |
| 1911 | 909 |
| 1921 | 1,019 |
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Somerset 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 | 177 |
| Number of females | 466 |
| Number of males | 473 |
| Number of married females | 149 |
| Number of married males | 147 |
| Number of married persons | 296 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| Total population | 939 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 295 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 313 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 608 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 173 |
| Number of occupied houses | 173 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,401 |
| BWT BU | 1,465 |
| CRN BU | 628 |
| HAY AC | 2,292 |
| HAY TONS | 2,443 |
| OAT BU | 11,273 |
| PEA BU | 151 |
| POT AC | 414 |
| POT BU | 55,305 |
| RYE BU | 424 |
| Total area (acres) | 12,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 421 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 34 |
| AREA | 12,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 257 |
| CD | 189 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 177 |
| FEMALE | 466 |
| GRA BU | 20 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 173 |
| INHABITED | 173 |
| MALE | 473 |
| MARRIED F | 149 |
| MARRIED M | 147 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 296 |
| POPULATION | 939 |
| ROOT BU | 1,788 |
| SINGLE F | 295 |
| SINGLE M | 313 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 608 |
| TUR BU | 1,541 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS189010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014014— 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). "Somerset, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/somerset-ns189010-1871/.