Smith Cove, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Smith Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 761. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.967°N, 62.222°W.
Population
In 1891, Smith Cove had a population of 761: 382 male and 379 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 503 |
| 1881 | 655 |
| 1891 | 761 |
| 1901 | 928 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 836 |
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, Smith Cove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 761 total population, 382 males, 379 females, 245 married persons, 135 families, 123 married females, 122 married males, 32 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 484 single persons under 18, 253 single males under 18, 231 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 761 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 135 occupied houses, 134 houses, 134 houses built of wood, 131 houses of 1 story, 39 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 35 houses of 4 rooms, 32 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses under construction, 3 houses of 2 stories, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 18,692 acres of land in farms, 17,842 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,468 pounds of homemade butter, 4,101 bushels of potatoes, 1,476 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 923 chickens, 850 acres of improved land in farms, 534 sheep, 464 bushels of turnips, 426 tons of hay, 425 acres of farmland under crops, 424 acres of farmland in pasture, 299 acres of hay crops, 147 geese, 135 occupants of farms, 133 farm occupants who own their land, 125 milk cows, 123 other cattle, 50 acres of potatoes, 45 oxen, 41 horses aged over 3 years, 41 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 40 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 38 swine, 29 ducks, 27 other fowl, 25 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 20 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 18 bushels of buckwheat, 11 sheep slaughtered or sold, 10 cattle killed or sold, 9 bushels of oats, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 swine slaughtered or sold, 6 acres of turnips, 6 bushels of barley, 4 turkeys, 4 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3 bushels of beans, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1 horses aged 3 years and under. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011037— 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). "Smith Cove, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/smith-cove-ns034018-1891/.