Spryfield (Prospect Road), Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Spryfield (Prospect Road) was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 407. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7581462. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.585°N, 63.684°W.
Population
In 1871, Spryfield (Prospect Road) had a population of 407: 212 male and 195 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 407 |
| 1881 | 438 |
| 1891 | 422 |
| 1901 | 443 |
| 1911 | 413 |
| 1921 | 368 |
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 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Spryfield (Prospect Road) shared boundaries with:
- East Dover
- French Village
- Northwest Arm
- Polling District No. 15
- Polling District No. 7
- Sambro
- Terence Bay
- Upper Prospect
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 407 total population, 212 males, 195 females, 125 married persons, 83 families, 63 married females, 62 married males, 20 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 262 single persons under 18, 146 single males under 18, 116 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 76 inhabited houses, 76 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 40,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS196014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011039— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7581462
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spryfield
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). "Spryfield (Prospect Road), Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/spryfield-prospect-road-ns196014-1871/.