Berwick, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Berwick was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,738. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2291491. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.031°N, 64.663°W.
Population
In 1891, Berwick had a population of 1,738: 871 male and 867 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,115 |
| 1881 | 1,698 |
| 1891 | 1,738 |
| 1901 | 1,006 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Berwick, 1901 (6.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cambridge, 1901 (93.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Berwick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,738 total population, 871 males, 867 females, 595 married persons, 344 families, 299 married males, 296 married females, 94 widowed persons, 65 widowed females, 29 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,049 single persons under 18, 543 single males under 18, 506 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,738 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 341 houses, 341 occupied houses, 339 houses built of wood, 241 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 236 houses of 1 story, 105 houses of 2 stories, 42 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 38,200 pounds of homemade butter, 29,178 bushels of potatoes, 20,089 bushels of turnips, 19,536 acres of land in farms, 10,154 acres of improved land in farms, 9,382 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,722 bushels of oats, 4,759 acres of farmland under crops, 4,634 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,902 chickens, 2,647 tons of hay, 2,403 acres of hay crops, 1,949 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,289 bushels of buckwheat, 1,135 bushels of rye, 861 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 761 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 679 sheep, 552 sheep slaughtered or sold, 535 bushels of beans, 500 other cattle, 457 acres of oats, 397 milk cows, 388 bushels of corn, 369 swine slaughtered or sold, 338 swine, 309 occupants of farms, 298 horses aged over 3 years, 279 farm occupants who own their land, 264 bushels of peas, 261 acres of potatoes, 252 bushels of barley, 166 oxen, 137 cattle killed or sold, 112 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 107 horses aged 3 years and under, 94 bushels of winter wheat, 90 geese, 76 turkeys, 75 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 72 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 68 acres of turnips, Capacity of silos (tons): 65, 60 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 53 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 33 ducks, 31 other fowl, 30 bushels of spring wheat, 30 farm occupants who rent their land, 16 acres of barley, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of wheat, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS036002_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2291491
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). "Berwick, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/berwick-ns037013-1891/.