St. Andrew's, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
St. Andrew's was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,297. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.561°N, 61.851°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Andrew's had a population of 2,297: 1,100 male and 1,197 female residents. Population density was 24.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,297 |
| 1881 | 1,279 |
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 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Andrew's shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 352 |
| Number of females | 1,197 |
| Number of males | 1,100 |
| Number of married females | 289 |
| Number of married males | 294 |
| Number of married persons | 583 |
| Number of widowed females | 76 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 105 |
| Total population | 2,297 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 832 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 777 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,609 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 336 |
| Number of occupied houses | 341 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,205 |
| BWT BU | 1,619 |
| CRN BU | 85 |
| HAY AC | 4,243 |
| HAY TONS | 4,471 |
| OAT BU | 33,629 |
| PEA BU | 195 |
| POT AC | 417 |
| POT BU | 28,805 |
| Total area (acres) | 49,392 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,500 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 209 |
| AREA | 49,392 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 127 |
| CD | 201 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 352 |
| FEMALE | 1,197 |
| GRA BU | 115 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 341 |
| INHABITED | 336 |
| MALE | 1,100 |
| MARRIED F | 289 |
| MARRIED M | 294 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 583 |
| POPULATION | 2,297 |
| ROOT BU | 30 |
| SHANTIES | 5 |
| SINGLE F | 832 |
| SINGLE M | 777 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,609 |
| TUR BU | 389 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 76 |
| WIDOWED M | 29 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 105 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS201007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021007— 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). "St. Andrew's, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/st-andrew-s-ns201007-1871/.