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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q2894905. 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 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 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,241 total population, 638 females, 603 males, 412 married persons, 222 families, 206 married females, 206 married males, 48 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 781 single persons under 18, 392 single females under 18, 389 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 973 French Canadians, 268 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 221 occupied houses, 215 houses, 215 houses built of wood, 195 houses of 1 story, 106 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 62 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses of 2 stories, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 6 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 14,235 pounds of homemade butter, 11,769 bushels of potatoes, 11,219 acres of land in farms, 6,815 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,404 acres of improved land in farms, 3,406 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,277 bushels of turnips, 1,044 tons of hay, 1,026 chickens, 923 acres of farmland under crops, 559 acres of hay crops, 495 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 347 other cattle, 275 sheep, 258 milk cows, 218 occupants of farms, 210 farm occupants who own their land, 180 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 178 oxen, 139 swine slaughtered or sold, 124 bushels of corn, 113 acres of potatoes, 101 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 100 swine, 77 sheep slaughtered or sold, 76 cattle killed or sold, 75 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 67 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 56 bushels of beans, 43 bushels of peas, 43 horses aged over 3 years, 32 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 31 bushels of oats, 22 other fowl, 11 acres of turnips, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 6 ducks, 2 geese, 1 acres of oats. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021004_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2894905
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleville,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleville_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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/.