Belleisle, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Belleisle was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,005. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.830°N, 65.419°W.
Population
In 1891, Belleisle had a population of 1,005: 506 male and 499 female residents. Population density was 33.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,006 |
| 1881 | 1,090 |
| 1891 | 1,005 |
| 1901 | 968 |
| 1911 | 849 |
| 1921 | 787 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Belleisle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 219 |
| Number of families | 219 |
| Number of females | 499 |
| Number of males | 506 |
| Number of married females | 179 |
| Number of married males | 179 |
| Number of married persons | 358 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP F | 499 |
| POP M | 506 |
| POP TOT | 1,005 |
| Total population | 1,005 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 287 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 316 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 603 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,005 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses | 209 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 209 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 191 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 113 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 215 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 20 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 281 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,882 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,471 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,347 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,206 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,510 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,981 |
| Acres of oats | 165 |
| Acres of potatoes | 197 |
| Acres of turnips | 42 |
| BAR AC | 20 |
| BAR BU | 630 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 630 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 330 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 511 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,032 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,829 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 158 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,186 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,677 |
| BWT BU | 511 |
| CRN BU | 1,032 |
| HAY AC | 2,206 |
| HAY TONS | 3,784 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 286 |
| Number of chickens | 2,067 |
| Number of ducks | 27 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 192 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 90 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 45 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 147 |
| Number of milk cows | 405 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 193 |
| Number of other cattle | 663 |
| Number of other fowl | 16 |
| Number of oxen | 202 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 38 |
| Number of sheep | 940 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 679 |
| Number of swine | 158 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 290 |
| Number of turkeys | 269 |
| OAT AC | 165 |
| OAT BU | 3,829 |
| PEA BU | 158 |
| POT AC | 197 |
| POT BU | 18,186 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,170 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,710 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 248 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 27,085 |
| RYE BU | 43 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,784 |
| WHT SP BU | 5 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 39 |
| A 11 50 | 50 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 51 |
| BEN BU | 330 |
| BUTTER LB | 27,085 |
| CATTLE KS | 286 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,170 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 287 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 316 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 603 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,710 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 45 |
| DUCKS | 27 |
| FAMILIES | 219 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 248 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 90 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,067 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 147 |
| HOUSES | 209 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 191 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 113 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 18 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 209 |
| INF 11 A | 38 |
| MD FEM | 179 |
| MD MALE | 179 |
| MD TOT | 358 |
| MILK COWS | 405 |
| NAME CD | Annapolis |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 192 |
| OC TOT | 193 |
| OTHER FOWL | 16 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 663 |
| OTHERS | 1,005 |
| SHEEP | 940 |
| SHEEP KS | 679 |
| SUP AM | 9,510 |
| SUP FOR | 8,471 |
| SUP JV | 281 |
| SUP PAT | 4,882 |
| SUP SC | 4,347 |
| SUP TOT | 17,981 |
| SWINE | 158 |
| SWINE KS | 290 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 215 |
| TUR AC | 42 |
| TUR BU | 6,677 |
| TURKEY | 269 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 6 |
| WID FEM | 33 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
| WORKING OX | 202 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004002— 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). "Belleisle, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/belleisle-ns026003-1891/.