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 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. Population density was 138.0 people per square mile.
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 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 212 |
| Number of families | 212 |
| Number of females | 562 |
| Number of males | 652 |
| Number of married females | 187 |
| Number of married males | 192 |
| Number of married persons | 379 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP F | 562 |
| POP M | 652 |
| POP TOT | 1,214 |
| Total population | 1,214 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 344 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 446 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 790 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,213 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 194 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 194 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 174 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 107 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 198 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,248 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,138 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,139 |
| Acres of hay crops | 498 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,410 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,548 |
| Acres of oats | 48 |
| Acres of potatoes | 27 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 134 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 134 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 74 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 489 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,090 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,410 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 761 |
| BWT BU | 489 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 2 |
| HAY AC | 498 |
| HAY TONS | 671 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 29 |
| Number of chickens | 838 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 59 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 16 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 14 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 98 |
| Number of milk cows | 158 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 65 |
| Number of other cattle | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 31 |
| Number of sheep | 267 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 153 |
| Number of swine | 46 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 40 |
| Number of turkeys | 11 |
| OAT AC | 48 |
| OAT BU | 1,090 |
| PEA BU | 40 |
| POT AC | 27 |
| POT BU | 4,410 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 164 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 797 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,670 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 671 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 11 |
| BEN BU | 74 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,670 |
| CATTLE KS | 29 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 344 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 446 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 790 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 164 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 14 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 212 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 797 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 16 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 838 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 98 |
| HOUSES | 194 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 174 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 107 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 20 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 194 |
| INF 11 A | 31 |
| MD FEM | 187 |
| MD MALE | 192 |
| MD TOT | 379 |
| MILK COWS | 158 |
| NAME CD | Colchester |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 59 |
| OC TOT | 65 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 84 |
| OTHERS | 1,213 |
| SHEEP | 267 |
| SHEEP KS | 153 |
| SILOS | 2 |
| SUP AM | 2,410 |
| SUP FOR | 2,138 |
| SUP JV | 23 |
| SUP PAT | 1,248 |
| SUP SC | 1,139 |
| SUP TOT | 4,548 |
| SWINE | 46 |
| SWINE KS | 40 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 198 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 761 |
| TURKEY | 11 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 31 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
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: 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). "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/.