Abercrombie, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Abercrombie was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 429. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4666820. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.607°N, 62.705°W.
Population
In 1891, Abercrombie had a population of 429: 219 male and 210 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 429 |
| 1901 | 435 |
| 1911 | 511 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in New Glasgow, 1881 (67.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Abercrombie 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 429 total population, 219 males, 210 females, 135 married persons, 81 families, 68 married males, 67 married females, 19 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 5.30 average size of families, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 275 single persons under 18, 146 single males under 18, 129 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 429 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 80 houses, 80 houses built of wood, 80 occupied houses, 70 houses of 1 story, 55 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 22 uninhabited houses, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 2 stories, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,216 pounds of homemade butter, 6,679 acres of land in farms, 4,202 bushels of potatoes, 4,152 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,803 bushels of oats, 2,527 acres of improved land in farms, 1,588 acres of farmland under crops, 1,038 chickens, 974 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 903 acres of farmland in pasture, 750 bushels of turnips, 667 tons of hay, 512 acres of hay crops, 376 bushels of spring wheat, 253 sheep slaughtered or sold, 239 acres of oats, 205 milk cows, 203 sheep, 189 bushels of barley, 150 cattle killed or sold, 113 other cattle, 95 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 81 horses aged over 3 years, 79 occupants of farms, 75 bushels of corn, 72 farm occupants who own their land, 71 swine slaughtered or sold, 62 bushels of buckwheat, 46 bushels of peas, 37 acres of potatoes, 36 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 30 acres of wheat, 30 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 26 geese, 21 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 19 horses aged 3 years and under, 18 swine, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 bushels of beans, 13 ducks, 10 acres of barley, 8 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 8 turkeys, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 acres of turnips, 3 other fowl, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS050001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4666820
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). "Abercrombie, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/abercrombie-ns039001-1891/.