Big Pond, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Big Pond was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 476. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4906139. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.860°N, 60.573°W.
Population
In 1891, Big Pond had a population of 476: 231 male and 245 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 743 |
| 1881 | 702 |
| 1891 | 476 |
| 1901 | 419 |
| 1911 | 371 |
| 1921 | 238 |
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, Big Pond 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 476 total population, 245 females, 231 males, 116 married persons, 92 families, 58 married females, 58 married males, 34 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 326 single persons under 18, 164 single females under 18, 162 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 476 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 92 houses, 92 houses built of wood, 92 occupied houses, 63 houses of 2 stories, 41 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 28 houses of 1 story, 20 houses of 4 rooms, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 15,925 pounds of homemade butter, 10,729 bushels of potatoes, 7,642 acres of land in farms, 5,235 bushels of oats, 4,402 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,463 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,240 acres of improved land in farms, 3,090 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,037 acres of farmland under crops, 1,226 sheep, 1,180 acres of farmland in pasture, 960 bushels of barley, 952 chickens, 860 bushels of spring wheat, 857 tons of hay, 566 acres of hay crops, 382 sheep slaughtered or sold, 358 bushels of turnips, 316 milk cows, 224 other cattle, 187 acres of oats, 156 cattle killed or sold, 134 acres of potatoes, 95 horses aged over 3 years, 91 occupants of farms, 88 farm occupants who own their land, 69 swine slaughtered or sold, 64 acres of wheat, 63 acres of barley, 59 swine, 55 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 26 bushels of beans, 23 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 23 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 21 horses aged 3 years and under, 17 oxen, 12 acres of turnips, 10 geese, 9 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 ducks. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4906139
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Pond,_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). "Big Pond, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/big-pond-ns028002-1891/.