Port Dufferin, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Port Dufferin was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 924. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.934°N, 62.373°W.
Population
In 1891, Port Dufferin had a population of 924: 490 male and 434 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 704 |
| 1881 | 798 |
| 1891 | 924 |
| 1901 | 1,120 |
| 1911 | 950 |
| 1921 | 660 |
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, Port Dufferin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 924 total population, 490 males, 434 females, 310 married persons, 159 families, 157 married females, 153 married males, 45 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 569 single persons under 18, 324 single males under 18, 245 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 924 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 159 houses, 159 houses built of wood, 159 houses of 1 story, 159 occupied houses, 77 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 35 houses of 4 rooms, 27 houses of 5 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 13,074 pounds of homemade butter, 12,242 acres of land in farms, 10,686 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,641 bushels of potatoes, 1,940 chickens, 1,764 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,556 acres of improved land in farms, 893 acres of farmland in pasture, 848 bushels of turnips, 726 tons of hay, 663 acres of farmland under crops, 591 sheep, 536 geese, 335 acres of hay crops, 200 other cattle, 198 milk cows, 179 ducks, 152 sheep slaughtered or sold, 140 occupants of farms, 139 farm occupants who own their land, 106 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 102 bushels of oats, 94 cattle killed or sold, 78 oxen, 61 swine slaughtered or sold, 54 horses aged over 3 years, 46 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 32 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 29 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 26 acres of potatoes, 23 bushels of beans, 21 swine, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 9 turkeys, 7 acres of turnips, 6 horses aged 3 years and under, 5 acres of oats, 5 bushels of barley, 4 bushels of peas, 2 other fowl, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034032— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Port Dufferin, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-dufferin-ns034032-1891/.