Acadia Mines E, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Acadia Mines E was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,214. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6671173. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.493°N, 63.665°W.
Population
In 1891, Acadia Mines E had a population of 1,214: 652 male and 562 female residents.
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 Middle Londonderry, 1881 (12.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Acadia Mines, 1901 (94.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Acadia Mines E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,214 total population, 652 males, 562 females, 379 married persons, 212 families, 192 married males, 187 married females, 45 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 790 single persons under 18, 446 single males under 18, 344 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,213 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 198 occupied houses, 194 houses, 194 houses built of wood, 174 houses of 1 story, 107 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 48 houses of 5 rooms, 26 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 2 stories, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 14,670 pounds of homemade butter, 4,548 acres of land in farms, 4,410 bushels of potatoes, 2,410 acres of improved land in farms, 2,138 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,248 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,139 acres of farmland under crops, 1,090 bushels of oats, 838 chickens, 797 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 761 bushels of turnips, 671 tons of hay, 498 acres of hay crops, 489 bushels of buckwheat, 267 sheep, 164 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 158 milk cows, 153 sheep slaughtered or sold, 134 bushels of barley, 98 horses aged over 3 years, 84 other cattle, 74 bushels of beans, 65 occupants of farms, 59 farm occupants who own their land, 48 acres of oats, 46 swine, 40 bushels of peas, 40 swine slaughtered or sold, 31 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 29 cattle killed or sold, 27 acres of potatoes, 23 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 16 geese, 14 horses aged 3 years and under, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 11 turkeys, 7 ducks, 6 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of barley, 4 acres of turnips, Capacity of silos (tons): 2, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS029002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6671173
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Londonderry,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Acadia Mines E, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/acadia-mines-e-ns029002-1891/.