Young Bridge or Forks, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Young Bridge or Forks was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,029. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.271°N, 61.085°W.
Population
In 1871, Young Bridge or Forks had a population of 1,029: 513 male and 516 female residents.
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, Young Bridge or Forks shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,029 total population, 516 females, 513 males, 278 married persons, 145 families, 140 married males, 138 married females, 31 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 720 single persons under 18, 366 single males under 18, 354 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 144 inhabited houses, 144 occupied houses, 5 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 53,560 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS203014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS203014— 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). "Young Bridge or Forks, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/young-bridge-or-forks-ns203014-1871/.