Upper Prospect, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Upper Prospect was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 856. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.522°N, 63.785°W.
Population
In 1871, Upper Prospect had a population of 856: 470 male and 386 female residents. Population density was 29.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 856 |
| 1881 | 1,133 |
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 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Upper Prospect 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 | 151 |
| Number of females | 386 |
| Number of males | 470 |
| Number of married females | 120 |
| Number of married males | 120 |
| Number of married persons | 240 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| Total population | 856 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 244 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 336 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 580 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 127 |
| Number of occupied houses | 127 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 110 |
| HAY AC | 142 |
| HAY TONS | 199 |
| OAT BU | 95 |
| POT AC | 23 |
| POT BU | 4,038 |
| Total area (acres) | 6,500 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 6,500 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| CD | 196 |
| CSD | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 151 |
| FEMALE | 386 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 127 |
| INHABITED | 127 |
| MALE | 470 |
| MARRIED F | 120 |
| MARRIED M | 120 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 240 |
| POPULATION | 856 |
| ROOT BU | 82 |
| SINGLE F | 244 |
| SINGLE M | 336 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 580 |
| TUR BU | 65 |
| UNINHABITED | 20 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS196013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010006— 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 Prospect, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/upper-prospect-ns196013-1871/.