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 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 density was 41.7 people per square mile.
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 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 344 |
| Number of families | 344 |
| Number of females | 867 |
| Number of males | 871 |
| Number of married females | 296 |
| Number of married males | 299 |
| Number of married persons | 595 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 94 |
| POP F | 867 |
| POP M | 871 |
| POP TOT | 1,738 |
| Total population | 1,738 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 506 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 543 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,049 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,738 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 341 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 339 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 236 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 105 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 241 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 341 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 761 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,634 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,382 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,759 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,403 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,154 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,536 |
| Acres of oats | 457 |
| Acres of potatoes | 261 |
| Acres of turnips | 68 |
| Acres of wheat | 9 |
| BAR AC | 16 |
| BAR BU | 252 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 252 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 535 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,289 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 388 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,722 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 264 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 29,178 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,135 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 20,089 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 94 |
| BWT BU | 1,289 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 65 |
| CRN BU | 388 |
| HAY AC | 2,403 |
| HAY TONS | 2,647 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 137 |
| Number of chickens | 2,902 |
| Number of ducks | 33 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 279 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 30 |
| Number of geese | 90 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 107 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 298 |
| Number of milk cows | 397 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 309 |
| Number of other cattle | 500 |
| Number of other fowl | 31 |
| Number of oxen | 166 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 112 |
| Number of sheep | 679 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 552 |
| Number of swine | 338 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 369 |
| Number of turkeys | 76 |
| OAT AC | 457 |
| OAT BU | 8,722 |
| PEA BU | 264 |
| POT AC | 261 |
| POT BU | 29,178 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 75 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,949 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 861 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,200 |
| RYE BU | 1,135 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,647 |
| WHT AC | 9 |
| WHT FALL BU | 94 |
| WHT SP BU | 30 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 53 |
| A 11 50 | 72 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 60 |
| BEN BU | 535 |
| BUTTER LB | 38,200 |
| CATTLE KS | 137 |
| CHEESE LB | 75 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 506 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 543 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,049 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,949 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 107 |
| DUCKS | 33 |
| FAMILIES | 344 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 861 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 90 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,902 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 298 |
| HOUSES | 341 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 42 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 236 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 241 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 105 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 339 |
| INF 11 A | 112 |
| MD FEM | 296 |
| MD MALE | 299 |
| MD TOT | 595 |
| MILK COWS | 397 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC F | 30 |
| OC P | 279 |
| OC TOT | 309 |
| OTHER FOWL | 31 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 500 |
| OTHERS | 1,738 |
| SHEEP | 679 |
| SHEEP KS | 552 |
| SILOS | 65 |
| SUP AM | 10,154 |
| SUP FOR | 9,382 |
| SUP JV | 761 |
| SUP PAT | 4,634 |
| SUP SC | 4,759 |
| SUP TOT | 19,536 |
| SWINE | 338 |
| SWINE KS | 369 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 341 |
| TUR AC | 68 |
| TUR BU | 20,089 |
| TURKEY | 76 |
| WID FEM | 65 |
| WID MALE | 29 |
| WID TOT | 94 |
| WORKING OX | 166 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS036002— 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). "Berwick, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/berwick-ns037013-1891/.