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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q4883781. 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 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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,005 total population, 506 males, 499 females, 358 married persons, 219 families, 179 married females, 179 married males, 44 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 603 single persons under 18, 316 single males under 18, 287 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,005 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 215 occupied houses, 209 houses, 209 houses built of wood, 191 houses of 1 story, 113 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 28 houses of 5 rooms, 18 houses of 2 stories, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 6 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 5 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 27,085 pounds of homemade butter, 18,186 bushels of potatoes, 17,981 acres of land in farms, 9,510 acres of improved land in farms, 8,471 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,677 bushels of turnips, 4,882 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,347 acres of farmland under crops, 3,829 bushels of oats, 3,784 tons of hay, 3,710 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,206 acres of hay crops, 2,067 chickens, 1,170 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,032 bushels of corn, 940 sheep, 679 sheep slaughtered or sold, 663 other cattle, 630 bushels of barley, 511 bushels of buckwheat, 405 milk cows, 330 bushels of beans, 290 swine slaughtered or sold, 286 cattle killed or sold, 281 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 269 turkeys, 248 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 202 oxen, 197 acres of potatoes, 193 occupants of farms, 192 farm occupants who own their land, 165 acres of oats, 158 bushels of peas, 158 swine, 147 horses aged over 3 years, 90 geese, 51 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 50 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 45 horses aged 3 years and under, 43 bushels of rye, 42 acres of turnips, 39 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 38 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 27 ducks, 20 acres of barley, 16 other fowl, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 bushels of spring wheat, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q4883781
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleisle,_Nova_Scotia
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/.