Cape George, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Cape George was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,063. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5034835. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.837°N, 61.969°W.
Population
In 1891, Cape George had a population of 1,063: 526 male and 537 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,254 |
| 1881 | 1,348 |
| 1891 | 1,063 |
| 1901 | 946 |
| 1911 | 801 |
| 1921 | 698 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cape George shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,063 total population, 537 females, 526 males, 238 married persons, 187 families, 119 married females, 119 married males, 77 widowed persons, 56 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 748 single persons under 18, 386 single males under 18, 362 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,063 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 186 occupied houses, 185 houses, 185 houses built of wood, 129 houses of 1 story, 55 houses of 2 stories, 54 houses of 4 rooms, 48 houses of 5 rooms, 41 houses of 3 rooms, 25 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 36,697 pounds of homemade butter, 22,965 bushels of potatoes, 19,702 acres of land in farms, 18,355 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 9,942 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,760 acres of improved land in farms, 7,154 bushels of oats, 6,344 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,109 acres of farmland under crops, 4,641 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,571 acres of hay crops, 2,569 tons of hay, 2,129 chickens, 2,116 bushels of winter wheat, 2,020 bushels of turnips, 1,884 sheep, 1,465 bushels of spring wheat, 1,076 sheep slaughtered or sold, 984 other cattle, 774 bushels of barley, 576 acres of oats, 570 milk cows, 419 cattle killed or sold, 360 acres of wheat, 343 geese, 282 swine, 271 swine slaughtered or sold, 220 acres of potatoes, 203 horses aged over 3 years, 185 occupants of farms, 179 farm occupants who own their land, 91 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 89 bushels of buckwheat, 74 horses aged 3 years and under, 52 acres of barley, 48 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 46 oxen, 28 bushels of beans, 27 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 ducks, 17 acres of turnips, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 bushels of peas, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS027004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5034835
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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). "Cape George, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cape-george-ns027004-1891/.