Acadia Mines W-O, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Acadia Mines W-O was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,451. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6671173. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.456°N, 63.671°W.
Population
In 1891, Acadia Mines W-O had a population of 1,451: 750 male and 701 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 (18.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Lower Londonderry, 1901 (15.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Acadia Mines W-O 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 1,451 total population, 750 males, 701 females, 451 married persons, 239 families, 228 married males, 223 married females, 46 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 954 single persons under 18, 510 single males under 18, 444 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,436 persons who are not French Canadian, 15 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 193 occupied houses, 191 houses, 191 houses built of wood, 183 houses of 1 story, 101 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 47 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 9 houses of over 15 rooms, 8 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 35,619 acres of land in farms, 33,805 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,360 pounds of homemade butter, 2,837 bushels of potatoes, 1,814 acres of improved land in farms, 1,487 chickens, 1,072 acres of farmland in pasture, 733 acres of farmland under crops, 568 tons of hay, 507 bushels of oats, 421 acres of hay crops, 384 bushels of turnips, 282 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 270 bushels of buckwheat, 187 milk cows, 183 bushels of barley, 94 sheep slaughtered or sold, 91 horses aged over 3 years, 81 other cattle, 70 swine slaughtered or sold, 62 occupants of farms, 60 sheep, 56 ducks, 55 farm occupants who own their land, 52 cattle killed or sold, 52 geese, 31 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 30 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 26 acres of oats, 25 acres of potatoes, 22 bushels of spring wheat, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 16 turkeys, 15 swine, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 9 acres of barley, 9 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 2 bushels of peas, 2 other fowl, 1 acres of wheat, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS029001— 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 W-O, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/acadia-mines-w-o-ns029001-1891/.