Ball’s Creek, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Ball’s Creek was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,207. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.110°N, 60.334°W.
Population
In 1891, Ball’s Creek had a population of 1,207: 586 male and 621 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,529 |
| 1891 | 1,207 |
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 Ball’s Creek, 1881 (74.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Frenchvale, 1901 (42.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ball Creek, 1901 (57.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ball’s Creek shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,207 total population, 621 females, 586 males, 329 married persons, 223 families, 165 married females, 164 married males, 61 widowed persons, 44 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 817 single persons under 18, 412 single females under 18, 405 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,202 persons who are not French Canadian, 5 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 214 houses, 214 houses built of wood, 214 occupied houses, 107 houses of 1 story, 107 houses of 2 stories, 76 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 44 houses of 3 rooms, 36 houses of 4 rooms, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 24 houses of 2 rooms, 22 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 44,710 pounds of homemade butter, 16,975 bushels of potatoes, 16,835 acres of land in farms, 10,085 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,750 acres of improved land in farms, 4,211 bushels of oats, 3,559 acres of farmland under crops, 3,228 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,139 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,056 chickens, 1,827 bushels of turnips, 1,462 tons of hay, 1,274 acres of hay crops, 977 sheep, 747 bushels of barley, 702 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 587 milk cows, 510 sheep slaughtered or sold, 379 other cattle, 378 acres of oats, 375 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 266 cattle killed or sold, 219 occupants of farms, 211 farm occupants who own their land, 191 horses aged over 3 years, 184 acres of potatoes, 151 swine, 126 swine slaughtered or sold, 79 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 75 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 66 bushels of spring wheat, 63 geese, 52 acres of barley, 52 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 52 turkeys, 38 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 27 acres of turnips, 24 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 21 ducks, 18 horses aged 3 years and under, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 acres of wheat, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 bushels of beans, 1 bushels of buckwheat, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS028001— 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). "Ball’s Creek, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/ball-s-creek-ns028001-1891/.