St. Mary’s, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
St. Mary’s was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 936. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.423°N, 62.246°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Mary’s had a population of 936: 497 male and 439 female residents. Population density was 8.8 people per square mile.
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 (0.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Garden of Eden, 1881 (56.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Mary’s shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 154 |
| Number of females | 439 |
| Number of males | 497 |
| Number of married females | 134 |
| Number of married males | 134 |
| Number of married persons | 268 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| Total population | 936 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 285 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 354 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 639 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 154 |
| Number of occupied houses | 154 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 641 |
| BWT BU | 2,129 |
| HAY AC | 827 |
| HAY TONS | 850 |
| OAT BU | 17,663 |
| POT AC | 179 |
| POT BU | 14,195 |
| Total area (acres) | 90,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 35 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3 |
| AREA | 90,000 |
| CD | 200 |
| CSD | 19 |
| FAMILIES | 154 |
| FEMALE | 439 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 154 |
| INHABITED | 154 |
| MALE | 497 |
| MARRIED F | 134 |
| MARRIED M | 134 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 268 |
| POPULATION | 936 |
| SINGLE F | 285 |
| SINGLE M | 354 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 639 |
| TUR BU | 100 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 20 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS200019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS200019— 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. Mary’s, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/st-mary-s-ns200019-1871/.