Census Long Form Income Data for Single Persons in Nova Scotia

Government of Nova Scotia provides archived before-tax income data for unattached individuals, sourced from the Census of Population long form. The dataset is available for multiple geographies including provinces, counties, municipalities, and electoral districts. This data is retained for archival purposes and has not been maintained or updated since its release.

Use Cases

• Analyze income inequality based on reported income groups for single persons.
• Model demographic trends using census-derived income data across various geographies.
• Compare economic indicators across regions such as counties, municipalities, and electoral districts.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative Census of Population long form.
• Covers multiple geographic levels including provinces, counties, municipalities, and electoral districts.
• Available under the open OGL-CA-2.0 license.

Limitations

• Dataset is explicitly archived and not maintained or updated.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update date is 2026-04-17.

Provenance

Source

Government of Nova Scotia | Gouvernment de la Nouvelle-Écosse

Collection Method

Census of Population (long form)

Time Range

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Freshness

Archived; not maintained.

Geography

Nova Scotia, available for provinces, counties, communities, municipalities, district health authorities, community health boards, economic regions, police districts, school boards, municipal electoral districts, provincial electoral districts, federal electoral districts, regional development authorities, watersheds