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 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 density was 22.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 429 |
| 1901 | 435 |
| 1911 | 511 |
| 1921 | 471 |
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 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 81 |
| Number of families | 81 |
| Number of females | 210 |
| Number of males | 219 |
| Number of married females | 67 |
| Number of married males | 68 |
| Number of married persons | 135 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP F | 210 |
| POP M | 219 |
| POP TOT | 429 |
| Total population | 429 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 129 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 146 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 275 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 429 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 80 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 80 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 70 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 55 |
| Number of occupied houses | 80 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 36 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 903 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,152 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,588 |
| Acres of hay crops | 512 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,527 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,679 |
| Acres of oats | 239 |
| Acres of potatoes | 37 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 30 |
| BAR AC | 10 |
| BAR BU | 189 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 189 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,803 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,202 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 376 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 750 |
| BWT BU | 62 |
| CRN BU | 75 |
| HAY AC | 512 |
| HAY TONS | 667 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 150 |
| Number of chickens | 1,038 |
| Number of ducks | 13 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 72 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 26 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 19 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 81 |
| Number of milk cows | 205 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 79 |
| Number of other cattle | 113 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 17 |
| Number of sheep | 203 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 253 |
| Number of swine | 18 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 71 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 239 |
| OAT BU | 3,803 |
| PEA BU | 46 |
| POT AC | 37 |
| POT BU | 4,202 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 95 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 974 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,216 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 667 |
| WHT AC | 30 |
| WHT SP BU | 376 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 8 |
| A 11 50 | 21 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 30 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| BUTTER LB | 11,216 |
| CATTLE KS | 150 |
| CHEESE LB | 95 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 129 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 146 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 275 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 974 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 19 |
| DUCKS | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 81 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 26 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,038 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 81 |
| HOUSES | 80 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 70 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 55 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 80 |
| INF 11 A | 17 |
| MD FEM | 67 |
| MD MALE | 68 |
| MD TOT | 135 |
| MILK COWS | 205 |
| NAME CD | Pictou |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 72 |
| OC TOT | 79 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 113 |
| OTHERS | 429 |
| SHEEP | 203 |
| SHEEP KS | 253 |
| SUP AM | 2,527 |
| SUP FOR | 4,152 |
| SUP JV | 36 |
| SUP PAT | 903 |
| SUP SC | 1,588 |
| SUP TOT | 6,679 |
| SWINE | 18 |
| SWINE KS | 71 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 80 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 750 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016001_1891— 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). "Abercrombie, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/abercrombie-ns039001-1891/.