Sydney, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Sydney, Town—Ville was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,900. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q932261. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.073°N, 60.220°W.
Population
In 1871, Sydney, Town—Ville had a population of 2,900: 1,433 male and 1,467 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,900 |
| 1881 | 3,667 |
| 1891 | 2,427 |
| 1901 | 9,909 |
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, Sydney, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,900 total population, 1,467 females, 1,433 males, 776 married persons, 475 families, 391 married males, 385 married females, 120 widowed persons, 92 widowed females, 28 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,004 single persons under 18, 1,014 single males under 18, 990 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 464 occupied houses, 461 inhabited houses, 9 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 70,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Hibbert Binney | 1819–1887 | born here |
| James Innes | 1833–1903 | died here |
| Sir John George Bourinot | 1836–1902 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS205007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS028026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q932261
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Sydney, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sydney-town-ville-ns205007-1871/.