Belleville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Belleville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,241. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.893°N, 65.841°W.
Population
In 1891, Belleville had a population of 1,241: 603 male and 638 female residents. Population density was 28.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,241 |
| 1901 | 1,352 |
| 1911 | 1,252 |
| 1921 | 1,158 |
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 Tusket, 1881 (55.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Belleville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 146 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 | 222 |
| Number of families | 222 |
| Number of females | 638 |
| Number of males | 603 |
| Number of married females | 206 |
| Number of married males | 206 |
| Number of married persons | 412 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP F | 638 |
| POP M | 603 |
| POP TOT | 1,241 |
| Total population | 1,241 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 392 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 389 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 781 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 973 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 268 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses | 215 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 215 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 195 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 106 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 221 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 75 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,406 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,815 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 923 |
| Acres of hay crops | 559 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,404 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,219 |
| Acres of oats | 1 |
| Acres of potatoes | 113 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 124 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,769 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,277 |
| CRN BU | 124 |
| HAY AC | 559 |
| HAY TONS | 1,044 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 76 |
| Number of chickens | 1,026 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 210 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 8 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 43 |
| Number of milk cows | 258 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 218 |
| Number of other cattle | 347 |
| Number of other fowl | 22 |
| Number of oxen | 178 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 101 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 67 |
| Number of sheep | 275 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 77 |
| Number of swine | 100 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 139 |
| OAT AC | 1 |
| OAT BU | 31 |
| PEA BU | 43 |
| POT AC | 113 |
| POT BU | 11,769 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 180 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 495 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,235 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,044 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 8 |
| A 11 50 | 101 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 32 |
| BEN BU | 56 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,235 |
| CATTLE KS | 76 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 392 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 389 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 781 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 180 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 8 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 222 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 495 |
| FRN CA | 973 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,026 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 43 |
| HOUSES | 215 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 62 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 195 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 106 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 20 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 215 |
| INF 11 A | 67 |
| MD FEM | 206 |
| MD MALE | 206 |
| MD TOT | 412 |
| MILK COWS | 258 |
| NAME CD | Yarmouth |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 210 |
| OC TOT | 218 |
| OTHER FOWL | 22 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 347 |
| OTHERS | 268 |
| SHEEP | 275 |
| SHEEP KS | 77 |
| SUP AM | 4,404 |
| SUP FOR | 6,815 |
| SUP JV | 75 |
| SUP PAT | 3,406 |
| SUP SC | 923 |
| SUP TOT | 11,219 |
| SWINE | 100 |
| SWINE KS | 139 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 221 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 2,277 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 6 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
| WORKING OX | 178 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021004— 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). "Belleville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/belleville-ns044003-1891/.