West Bay, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
West Bay was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 856. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7984401. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.767°N, 61.164°W.
Population
In 1871, West Bay had a population of 856: 431 male and 425 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 856 |
| 1881 | 833 |
| 1891 | 808 |
| 1901 | 713 |
| 1911 | 602 |
| 1921 | 637 |
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, West Bay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 856 total population, 431 males, 425 females, 213 married persons, 120 families, 107 married males, 106 married females, 32 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 611 single persons under 18, 316 single males under 18, 295 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 120 occupied houses, 117 inhabited houses, 5 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 31,680 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS203003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7984401
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bay,_Inverness_County
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). "West Bay, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/west-bay-ns203003-1871/.