Antigonish, T-V, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Antigonish, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,758. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q575483. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.623°N, 61.992°W.
Population
In 1891, Antigonish, T-V had a population of 2,758: 1,377 male and 1,381 female residents. Population density was 1211.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,758 |
| 1901 | 1,838 |
| 1911 | 1,787 |
| 1921 | 1,746 |
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 (2.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Antigonish, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 497 |
| Number of families | 497 |
| Number of females | 1,381 |
| Number of males | 1,377 |
| Number of married females | 391 |
| Number of married males | 391 |
| Number of married persons | 782 |
| Number of widowed females | 97 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 130 |
| POP F | 1,381 |
| POP M | 1,377 |
| POP TOT | 2,758 |
| Total population | 2,758 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 893 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 953 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,846 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 642 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,116 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 484 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 482 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 458 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 102 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 187 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 488 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 34 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 143 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 139 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 13,681 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,260 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,601 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,970 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 23,421 |
| Acres of land in farms | 32,681 |
| Acres of oats | 1,205 |
| Acres of potatoes | 353 |
| Acres of turnips | 57 |
| Acres of wheat | 311 |
| BAR AC | 143 |
| BAR BU | 2,604 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,604 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 397 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 692 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 243 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,406 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 274 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 45,348 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,576 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,206 |
| BWT BU | 692 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 20 |
| CRN BU | 243 |
| HAY AC | 5,970 |
| HAY TONS | 6,253 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 690 |
| Number of chickens | 6,980 |
| Number of ducks | 115 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 431 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 43 |
| Number of geese | 416 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 132 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 418 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,352 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 475 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,783 |
| Number of other fowl | 15 |
| Number of oxen | 188 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 111 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 124 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 143 |
| Number of sheep | 3,869 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,929 |
| Number of swine | 359 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 435 |
| Number of turkeys | 207 |
| OAT AC | 1,205 |
| OAT BU | 20,406 |
| PEA BU | 274 |
| POT AC | 353 |
| POT BU | 45,348 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 21,112 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,822 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,038 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 56,911 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,253 |
| WHT AC | 311 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,576 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 77 |
| A 11 50 | 111 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 124 |
| BEN BU | 397 |
| BUTTER LB | 56,911 |
| CATTLE KS | 690 |
| CHEESE LB | 21,112 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 893 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 953 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,846 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,822 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 132 |
| DUCKS | 115 |
| FAMILIES | 497 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 11,038 |
| FRN CA | 642 |
| GEESE | 416 |
| GRA BU | 60 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,980 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 418 |
| HOUSES | 484 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 71 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 102 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 458 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 187 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 68 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 23 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 34 |
| HOUSES W | 482 |
| INF 11 A | 143 |
| MD FEM | 391 |
| MD MALE | 391 |
| MD TOT | 782 |
| MILK COWS | 1,352 |
| NAME CD | Antigonish |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 43 |
| OC P | 431 |
| OC TOT | 475 |
| OTHER FOWL | 15 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,783 |
| OTHERS | 2,116 |
| SHEEP | 3,869 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,929 |
| SILOS | 20 |
| SUP AM | 23,421 |
| SUP FOR | 9,260 |
| SUP JV | 139 |
| SUP PAT | 13,681 |
| SUP SC | 9,601 |
| SUP TOT | 32,681 |
| SWINE | 359 |
| SWINE KS | 435 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 488 |
| TUR AC | 57 |
| TUR BU | 10,206 |
| TURKEY | 207 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 97 |
| WID MALE | 33 |
| WID TOT | 130 |
| WORKING OX | 188 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS027001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q575483
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigonish,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigonish_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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, T-V, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/antigonish-t-v-ns027001-1891/.