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 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. Population density was 112.4 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 (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 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 239 |
| Number of families | 239 |
| Number of females | 701 |
| Number of males | 750 |
| Number of married females | 223 |
| Number of married males | 228 |
| Number of married persons | 451 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP F | 701 |
| POP M | 750 |
| POP TOT | 1,451 |
| Total population | 1,451 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 444 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 510 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 954 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 15 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,436 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 191 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 191 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 183 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 101 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 193 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,072 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 33,805 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 733 |
| Acres of hay crops | 421 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,814 |
| Acres of land in farms | 35,619 |
| Acres of oats | 26 |
| Acres of potatoes | 25 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 183 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 183 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 270 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 507 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,837 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 384 |
| BWT BU | 270 |
| HAY AC | 421 |
| HAY TONS | 568 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 52 |
| Number of chickens | 1,487 |
| Number of ducks | 56 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 55 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 52 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 10 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 91 |
| Number of milk cows | 187 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 62 |
| Number of other cattle | 81 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 30 |
| Number of sheep | 60 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 94 |
| Number of swine | 15 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 70 |
| Number of turkeys | 16 |
| OAT AC | 26 |
| OAT BU | 507 |
| PEA BU | 2 |
| POT AC | 25 |
| POT BU | 2,837 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 31 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 282 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,360 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 568 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT SP BU | 22 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,360 |
| CATTLE KS | 52 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 444 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 510 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 954 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 31 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 10 |
| DUCKS | 56 |
| FAMILIES | 239 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 282 |
| FRN CA | 15 |
| GEESE | 52 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,487 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 91 |
| HOUSES | 191 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 183 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 101 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 191 |
| INF 11 A | 30 |
| MD FEM | 223 |
| MD MALE | 228 |
| MD TOT | 451 |
| MILK COWS | 187 |
| NAME CD | Colchester |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 55 |
| OC TOT | 62 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 81 |
| OTHERS | 1,436 |
| SHEEP | 60 |
| SHEEP KS | 94 |
| SUP AM | 1,814 |
| SUP FOR | 33,805 |
| SUP JV | 9 |
| SUP PAT | 1,072 |
| SUP SC | 733 |
| SUP TOT | 35,619 |
| SWINE | 15 |
| SWINE KS | 70 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 193 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 384 |
| TURKEY | 16 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 34 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
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: 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 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/.