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 density was 17.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,268 |
| 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 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 223 |
| Number of families | 223 |
| Number of females | 621 |
| Number of males | 586 |
| Number of married females | 165 |
| Number of married males | 164 |
| Number of married persons | 329 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP F | 621 |
| POP M | 586 |
| POP TOT | 1,207 |
| Total population | 1,207 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 412 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 405 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 817 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,202 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 214 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 214 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 107 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 107 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 214 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 52 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 52 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,139 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,085 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,559 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,274 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,750 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,835 |
| Acres of oats | 378 |
| Acres of potatoes | 184 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 5 |
| BAR AC | 52 |
| BAR BU | 747 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 747 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,211 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,975 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,827 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 1,274 |
| HAY TONS | 1,462 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 266 |
| Number of chickens | 2,056 |
| Number of ducks | 21 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 211 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 63 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 18 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 191 |
| Number of milk cows | 587 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 219 |
| Number of other cattle | 379 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 24 |
| Number of sheep | 977 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 510 |
| Number of swine | 151 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 126 |
| Number of turkeys | 52 |
| OAT AC | 378 |
| OAT BU | 4,211 |
| POT AC | 184 |
| POT BU | 16,975 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 702 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 375 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,228 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 44,710 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,462 |
| WHT AC | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 66 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 38 |
| A 11 50 | 79 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 75 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 44,710 |
| CATTLE KS | 266 |
| CHEESE LB | 702 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 412 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 405 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 817 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 375 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 18 |
| DUCKS | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 223 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,228 |
| FRN CA | 5 |
| GEESE | 63 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,056 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 191 |
| HOUSES | 214 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 36 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 107 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 76 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 44 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 107 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 214 |
| INF 11 A | 24 |
| MD FEM | 165 |
| MD MALE | 164 |
| MD TOT | 329 |
| MILK COWS | 587 |
| NAME CD | Cape Breton |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 211 |
| OC TOT | 219 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 379 |
| OTHERS | 1,202 |
| SHEEP | 977 |
| SHEEP KS | 510 |
| SUP AM | 6,750 |
| SUP FOR | 10,085 |
| SUP JV | 52 |
| SUP PAT | 3,139 |
| SUP SC | 3,559 |
| SUP TOT | 16,835 |
| SWINE | 151 |
| SWINE KS | 126 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 214 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 1,827 |
| TURKEY | 52 |
| WID FEM | 44 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
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/.