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 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 density was 61.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 860 |
| 1901 | 613 |
| 1911 | 689 |
| 1921 | 548 |
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 151 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 | 171 |
| Number of families | 171 |
| Number of females | 413 |
| Number of males | 447 |
| Number of married females | 146 |
| Number of married males | 147 |
| Number of married persons | 293 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP F | 413 |
| POP M | 447 |
| POP TOT | 860 |
| Total population | 860 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 238 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 284 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 522 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 860 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 165 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 165 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 165 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 130 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 165 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 64 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 138 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,364 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,395 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,947 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,433 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,449 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,844 |
| Acres of oats | 189 |
| Acres of potatoes | 64 |
| Acres of turnips | 31 |
| Acres of wheat | 23 |
| BAR AC | 64 |
| BAR BU | 1,475 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,475 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 139 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 109 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 116 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,752 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 143 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,120 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 376 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,817 |
| BWT BU | 109 |
| CRN BU | 116 |
| HAY AC | 1,433 |
| HAY TONS | 1,946 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 198 |
| Number of chickens | 1,437 |
| Number of ducks | 9 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 134 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 15 |
| Number of geese | 69 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 51 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 123 |
| Number of milk cows | 316 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 149 |
| Number of other cattle | 564 |
| Number of oxen | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 78 |
| Number of sheep | 556 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 357 |
| Number of swine | 153 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 262 |
| Number of turkeys | 32 |
| OAT AC | 189 |
| OAT BU | 4,752 |
| PEA BU | 143 |
| POT AC | 64 |
| POT BU | 10,120 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,614 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,954 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,946 |
| WHT AC | 23 |
| WHT SP BU | 376 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 11 |
| A 11 50 | 26 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 21 |
| BEN BU | 139 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,954 |
| CATTLE KS | 198 |
| CHEESE LB | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 238 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 284 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 522 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 40 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 51 |
| DUCKS | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 171 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,614 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 69 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,437 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 123 |
| HOUSES | 165 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 165 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 130 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 165 |
| INF 11 A | 78 |
| MD FEM | 146 |
| MD MALE | 147 |
| MD TOT | 293 |
| MILK COWS | 316 |
| NAME CD | Hants |
| OC F | 15 |
| OC P | 134 |
| OC TOT | 149 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 564 |
| OTHERS | 860 |
| SHEEP | 556 |
| SHEEP KS | 357 |
| SUP AM | 5,449 |
| SUP FOR | 2,395 |
| SUP JV | 138 |
| SUP PAT | 3,364 |
| SUP SC | 1,947 |
| SUP TOT | 7,844 |
| SWINE | 153 |
| SWINE KS | 262 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 165 |
| TUR AC | 31 |
| TUR BU | 9,817 |
| TURKEY | 32 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
| WORKING OX | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012001_1891— 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). "Avondale, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/avondale-ns035001-1891/.