Nova Scotia Census

History of Nova Scotia Census
In 1851 and 1861, New Brunswick was included in the census of the Province of Canada. It was also included in the first Canadian Census in 1871 and every 10 years following. From 1671 to 1752, it was included on the Acadian census. Between 1773 and 1848, New Brunswick took its own census. Prior to its establishment in 1784, it was also included in the Nova Scotia census as Sunbury & northern Cumberland Counties.

Canada Censuses with Online Links
For more information about these censuses, visit Library and Archives of Canada.

Local, Territory, and Province Censuses
Province censuses are census records that were taken at the province level. Province censuses can even serve as substitutes for missing Canada censuses.

Additional Resources

 * In Canada, some censuses were enumerated in French, English or both languages. French Genealogical Word List