Terrence Bay, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Terrence Bay was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 368. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.501°N, 63.707°W.
Population
In 1871, Terrence Bay had a population of 368: 182 male and 186 female residents. Population density was 21.5 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 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Terrence Bay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 62 |
| Number of females | 186 |
| Number of males | 182 |
| Number of married females | 53 |
| Number of married males | 53 |
| Number of married persons | 106 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| Total population | 368 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 123 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 124 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 247 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 46 |
| Number of occupied houses | 46 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| HAY AC | 74 |
| HAY TONS | 78 |
| POT AC | 15 |
| POT BU | 1,098 |
| Total area (acres) | 6,000 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 6,000 |
| CD | 196 |
| CSD | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 62 |
| FEMALE | 186 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 46 |
| INHABITED | 46 |
| MALE | 182 |
| MARRIED F | 53 |
| MARRIED M | 53 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 106 |
| POPULATION | 368 |
| ROOT BU | 14 |
| SINGLE F | 123 |
| SINGLE M | 124 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 247 |
| TUR BU | 6 |
| UNINHABITED | 26 |
| WIDOWED F | 10 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS196012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS196012— 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). "Terrence Bay, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/terrence-bay-ns196012-1871/.