Ballantyne’s Cove, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Ballantyne’s Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,063. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.837°N, 61.969°W.
Population
In 1891, Ballantyne’s Cove had a population of 1,063: 526 male and 537 female residents. Population density was 28.0 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ballantyne’s Cove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 187 |
| Number of families | 187 |
| Number of females | 537 |
| Number of males | 526 |
| Number of married females | 119 |
| Number of married males | 119 |
| Number of married persons | 238 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 77 |
| POP F | 537 |
| POP M | 526 |
| POP TOT | 1,063 |
| Total population | 1,063 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 362 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 386 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 748 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,063 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 185 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 185 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 129 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 55 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 186 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 52 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,641 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,942 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,109 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,571 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,760 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,702 |
| Acres of oats | 576 |
| Acres of potatoes | 220 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 360 |
| BAR AC | 52 |
| BAR BU | 774 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 774 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 89 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,154 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,965 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,465 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,020 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,116 |
| BWT BU | 89 |
| HAY AC | 2,571 |
| HAY TONS | 2,569 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 419 |
| Number of chickens | 2,129 |
| Number of ducks | 25 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 179 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 343 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 74 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 203 |
| Number of milk cows | 570 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 185 |
| Number of other cattle | 984 |
| Number of oxen | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 1,884 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,076 |
| Number of swine | 282 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 271 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 576 |
| OAT BU | 7,154 |
| PEA BU | 6 |
| POT AC | 220 |
| POT BU | 22,965 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 18,355 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,344 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 36,697 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,569 |
| WHT AC | 360 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2,116 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,465 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 48 |
| A 11 50 | 27 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 91 |
| BEN BU | 28 |
| BUTTER LB | 36,697 |
| CATTLE KS | 419 |
| CHEESE LB | 18,355 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 362 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 386 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 748 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,344 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 74 |
| DUCKS | 25 |
| FAMILIES | 187 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 343 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,129 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 203 |
| HOUSES | 185 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 54 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 129 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 25 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 55 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 185 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 119 |
| MD MALE | 119 |
| MD TOT | 238 |
| MILK COWS | 570 |
| NAME CD | Antigonish |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 179 |
| OC TOT | 185 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 984 |
| OTHERS | 1,063 |
| SHEEP | 1,884 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,076 |
| SUP AM | 9,760 |
| SUP FOR | 9,942 |
| SUP JV | 10 |
| SUP PAT | 4,641 |
| SUP SC | 5,109 |
| SUP TOT | 19,702 |
| SWINE | 282 |
| SWINE KS | 271 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 186 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 2,020 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 56 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 77 |
| WORKING OX | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS027004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS027004— 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). "Ballantyne’s Cove, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/ballantyne-s-cove-ns027004-1891/.