1901/1871 Census
Population Characteristics for Red Islands, Richmond Co, NS, 1901 and 1871. Taken from Highland Community on the Bras d'Or, by Peter MacKenzie Campbell
1901
Houses | 152 | |||
Families | 153 | |||
Population | Male | Female | Total | |
Single | 276 | 256 | 532 | |
Married | 112 | 116 | 228 | |
Widowed | 19 | 35 | 54 | |
Religion | Roman Catholic | 787 | ||
Presbyterian | 27 | |||
Origin | Irish | 1 | ||
Scottish | 681 | |||
French | 1 | |||
Native Indian | 131 |
1871
Dwellings | Temporary Shanties | 14 | ||
Houses Inhabited | 105 | |||
Houses Uninhabited | 1 | |||
Houses being built | 3 | |||
Total | 119 | |||
Families | 119 | |||
Population | Male | Female | Total | |
375 | 401 | 776 | ||
Married | 97 | 99 | 196 | |
Widowed | 11 | 18 | 29 | |
Single/Children | 267 | 284 | 551 | |
Religion | Roman Catholic | 738 | ||
Presbyterian | 35 | |||
Origin | English | 12 | ||
Irish | 1 | |||
Scottish | 681 | |||
Native Indian | 66 | |||
Birthplace | Prince Edward Island & Nfld | 4 | ||
Nova Scotia | 681 | |||
New Brunswick | 1 | |||
Ireland | 1 | |||
Scotland | 88 | |||
United States | 1 |