Upper Onslow, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Upper Onslow was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,272. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.468°N, 63.203°W.
Population
In 1871, Upper Onslow had a population of 1,272: 625 male and 647 female residents. Population density was 22.7 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 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Upper Onslow shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 225 |
| Number of females | 647 |
| Number of males | 625 |
| Number of married females | 196 |
| Number of married males | 196 |
| Number of married persons | 392 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| Total population | 1,272 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 424 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 407 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 831 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 210 |
| Number of occupied houses | 212 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,154 |
| BWT BU | 4,916 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 3,359 |
| HAY TONS | 3,769 |
| OAT BU | 15,894 |
| PEA BU | 135 |
| POT AC | 322 |
| POT BU | 45,226 |
| RYE BU | 62 |
| Total area (acres) | 49,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 510 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 34 |
| AREA | 49,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 24 |
| CD | 199 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 225 |
| FEMALE | 647 |
| GRA BU | 34 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 212 |
| INHABITED | 210 |
| MALE | 625 |
| MARRIED F | 196 |
| MARRIED M | 196 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 392 |
| POPULATION | 1,272 |
| ROOT BU | 1,128 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 424 |
| SINGLE M | 407 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 831 |
| TUR BU | 8,009 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 27 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS199009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS199009— 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). "Upper Onslow, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/upper-onslow-ns199009-1871/.