Unlike the censuses of 1803 and 1820 this census regrettably provides only totals within selected categories of information. Thus we learn that there are 258 families occupying 227 houses. The document states there are 12 buildings uninhabited, of which 4 were places of public worship and 6 were public schools. Ten houses were under construction, hardly sufficient to ensure that each family will have its own house. Indeed the average size of a household was now 6.8, nearly one person greater than in 1803. In the absence of a house per household, a number of large multi-generational households would have existed. More significant is the total of 1,744 persons captured in the census count, almost three times the number indicated in 1803, if it is assumed the same geographic area was considered in these two statistical cross-sections. If this is indeed the case, it is apparent that the population has expanded significantly in the generation. Even more intriguing is the reporting of 26 “People of Colour,” probably descendants of Afro-American slaves who accompanied Loyalist settlers to Chignecto. Assessing the demographics of the “White” population, we see that there was still a noticeable 10 to 12% surplus of males compared to females both in the over 16 years and below 16 years categories.

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