Washabucht, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Washabucht was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,171. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.993°N, 60.841°W.
Population
In 1871, Washabucht had a population of 1,171: 570 male and 601 female residents. Population density was 28.0 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, Washabucht shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 180 |
| Number of females | 601 |
| Number of males | 570 |
| Number of married females | 139 |
| Number of married males | 140 |
| Number of married persons | 279 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| Total population | 1,171 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 417 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 420 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 837 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 178 |
| Number of occupied houses | 178 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,311 |
| BWT BU | 32 |
| HAY AC | 984 |
| HAY TONS | 782 |
| OAT BU | 13,558 |
| PEA BU | 2 |
| POT AC | 343 |
| POT BU | 22,687 |
| Total area (acres) | 29,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 224 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 19 |
| AREA | 29,000 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| CD | 204 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 180 |
| FEMALE | 601 |
| GRA BU | 37 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 178 |
| INHABITED | 178 |
| MALE | 570 |
| MARRIED F | 139 |
| MARRIED M | 140 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 279 |
| POPULATION | 1,171 |
| ROOT BU | 52 |
| SINGLE F | 417 |
| SINGLE M | 420 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 837 |
| TUR BU | 427 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 45 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS204001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS204001— 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). "Washabucht, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/washabucht-ns204001-1871/.