Avondale, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Avondale was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 860. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4829279. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.028°N, 64.091°W.
Population
In 1891, Avondale had a population of 860: 447 male and 413 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 860 |
| 1901 | 613 |
| 1911 | 689 |
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 Scotch, Village, 1881 (14.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Avondale shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 860 total population, 447 males, 413 females, 293 married persons, 171 families, 147 married males, 146 married females, 45 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 522 single persons under 18, 284 single males under 18, 238 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 860 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 165 houses, 165 houses built of wood, 165 houses of 1 story, 165 occupied houses, 130 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 15 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 9 houses of 5 rooms, 1 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 28,954 pounds of homemade butter, 10,120 bushels of potatoes, 9,817 bushels of turnips, 7,844 acres of land in farms, 5,449 acres of improved land in farms, 4,752 bushels of oats, 3,364 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,614 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,395 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,947 acres of farmland under crops, 1,946 tons of hay, 1,475 bushels of barley, 1,437 chickens, 1,433 acres of hay crops, 564 other cattle, 556 sheep, 376 bushels of spring wheat, 357 sheep slaughtered or sold, 316 milk cows, 262 swine slaughtered or sold, 198 cattle killed or sold, 189 acres of oats, 153 swine, 149 occupants of farms, 143 bushels of peas, 139 bushels of beans, 138 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 134 farm occupants who own their land, 123 horses aged over 3 years, 116 bushels of corn, 109 bushels of buckwheat, 78 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 69 geese, 64 acres of barley, 64 acres of potatoes, 51 horses aged 3 years and under, 40 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 35 oxen, 32 turkeys, 31 acres of turnips, 26 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 23 acres of wheat, 21 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 20 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 15 farm occupants who rent their land, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 9 ducks. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS046001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4829279
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avondale,_Hants,_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). "Avondale, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/avondale-ns035001-1891/.