Truro, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Truro was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,998. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.354°N, 63.134°W.
Population
In 1871, Truro had a population of 3,998: 1,996 male and 2,002 female residents. Population density was 20.8 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 (0.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Brookfield, 1881 (39.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Truro, Town—Ville, 1881 (5.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Salmon River, 1881 (55.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Truro shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 742 |
| Number of females | 2,002 |
| Number of males | 1,996 |
| Number of married females | 665 |
| Number of married males | 664 |
| Number of married persons | 1,329 |
| Number of widowed females | 89 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 133 |
| Total population | 3,998 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,248 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,288 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,536 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 683 |
| Number of occupied houses | 690 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,231 |
| BWT BU | 4,708 |
| CRN BU | 67 |
| HAY AC | 4,547 |
| HAY TONS | 6,093 |
| OAT BU | 21,815 |
| PEA BU | 608 |
| POT AC | 488 |
| POT BU | 76,845 |
| RYE BU | 464 |
| Total area (acres) | 122,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 582 |
| WHT WTR BU | 18 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 41 |
| AREA | 122,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 129 |
| CD | 199 |
| CSD | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 742 |
| FEMALE | 2,002 |
| GRA BU | 71 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 690 |
| INHABITED | 683 |
| MALE | 1,996 |
| MARRIED F | 665 |
| MARRIED M | 664 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,329 |
| POPULATION | 3,998 |
| ROOT BU | 4,963 |
| SHANTIES | 7 |
| SINGLE F | 1,248 |
| SINGLE M | 1,288 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,536 |
| TUR BU | 5,539 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 89 |
| WIDOWED M | 44 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 133 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS199011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS199011— 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). "Truro, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/truro-ns199011-1871/.