Morristown, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Morristown was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 856. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6914103. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.740°N, 61.967°W.
Population
In 1891, Morristown had a population of 856: 434 male and 422 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,061 |
| 1881 | 1,089 |
| 1891 | 856 |
| 1901 | 767 |
| 1911 | 639 |
| 1921 | 545 |
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, Morristown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 856 total population, 434 males, 422 females, 209 married persons, 153 families, 106 married males, 103 married females, 52 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 595 single persons under 18, 309 single males under 18, 286 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 856 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 153 houses, 153 houses built of wood, 153 occupied houses, 149 houses of 1 story, 47 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 45 houses of 4 rooms, 35 houses of 5 rooms, 18 houses of 3 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 30,291 pounds of homemade butter, 19,415 bushels of potatoes, 17,773 acres of land in farms, 12,562 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 10,938 acres of improved land in farms, 9,360 bushels of oats, 8,328 bushels of turnips, 6,835 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,630 acres of farmland under crops, 5,287 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,865 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,776 tons of hay, 2,732 bushels of spring wheat, 2,344 acres of hay crops, 2,282 sheep, 1,858 chickens, 1,086 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,004 other cattle, 908 bushels of barley, 735 sheep slaughtered or sold, 676 milk cows, 488 acres of oats, 404 bushels of buckwheat, 309 cattle killed or sold, 277 geese, 253 swine, 212 acres of wheat, 208 horses aged over 3 years, 202 swine slaughtered or sold, 160 acres of potatoes, 155 occupants of farms, 152 farm occupants who own their land, 112 bushels of peas, 73 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 64 horses aged 3 years and under, 59 acres of barley, 43 bushels of beans, 42 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 29 acres of turnips, 23 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 21 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 19 oxen, 15 ducks, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 turkeys, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS027011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6914103
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morristown,_Antigonish_County
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). "Morristown, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/morristown-ns027011-1891/.