Antigonish (Rural), Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Antigonish (Rural) was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 693. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.580°N, 61.994°W.
Population
In 1891, Antigonish (Rural) had a population of 693: 337 male and 356 female residents. Population density was 32.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 693 |
| 1901 | 590 |
| 1911 | 552 |
| 1921 | 818 |
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 Antigonish, 1881 (23.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Antigonish (Rural) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 136 |
| Number of families | 136 |
| Number of females | 356 |
| Number of males | 337 |
| Number of married females | 96 |
| Number of married males | 96 |
| Number of married persons | 192 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP F | 356 |
| POP M | 337 |
| POP TOT | 693 |
| Total population | 693 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 230 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 232 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 462 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 7 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 686 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 135 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 135 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 116 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 136 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 53 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,108 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,999 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,347 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,837 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,508 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,507 |
| Acres of oats | 221 |
| Acres of potatoes | 73 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 69 |
| BAR AC | 34 |
| BAR BU | 502 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 502 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 68 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 180 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,689 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,486 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 779 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,036 |
| BWT BU | 180 |
| CRN BU | 21 |
| HAY AC | 1,837 |
| HAY TONS | 1,223 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 143 |
| Number of chickens | 2,005 |
| Number of ducks | 107 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 106 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 75 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 23 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 117 |
| Number of milk cows | 286 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 117 |
| Number of other cattle | 369 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 52 |
| Number of sheep | 551 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 321 |
| Number of swine | 45 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 107 |
| Number of turkeys | 45 |
| OAT AC | 221 |
| OAT BU | 3,689 |
| PEA BU | 35 |
| POT AC | 73 |
| POT BU | 7,486 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 4,735 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 209 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,974 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,026 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,223 |
| WHT AC | 69 |
| WHT SP BU | 779 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 21 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 25 |
| BEN BU | 68 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,026 |
| CATTLE KS | 143 |
| CHEESE LB | 4,735 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 230 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 232 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 462 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 209 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 23 |
| DUCKS | 107 |
| FAMILIES | 136 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,974 |
| FRN CA | 7 |
| GEESE | 75 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,005 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 117 |
| HOUSES | 135 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 116 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 73 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 135 |
| INF 11 A | 52 |
| MD FEM | 96 |
| MD MALE | 96 |
| MD TOT | 192 |
| MILK COWS | 286 |
| NAME CD | Antigonish |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 106 |
| OC TOT | 117 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 369 |
| OTHERS | 686 |
| SHEEP | 551 |
| SHEEP KS | 321 |
| SUP AM | 4,508 |
| SUP FOR | 2,999 |
| SUP JV | 53 |
| SUP PAT | 2,108 |
| SUP SC | 2,347 |
| SUP TOT | 7,507 |
| SWINE | 45 |
| SWINE KS | 107 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 136 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 1,036 |
| TURKEY | 45 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 30 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS027002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005001— 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). "Antigonish (Rural), Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/antigonish-rural-ns027002-1891/.