Blockhouse, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Blockhouse was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,153. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.509°N, 64.476°W.
Population
In 1891, Blockhouse had a population of 4,153: 2,135 male and 2,018 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,888 |
| 1891 | 4,153 |
| 1901 | 905 |
| 1911 | 833 |
| 1921 | 483 |
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 Oakland, 1901 (15.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Maders Cove, 1901 (10.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Blockhouse, 1901 (17.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Mahone Bay, 1901 (1.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained New Cornwall, 1901 (54.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Blockhouse shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,153 total population, 2,135 males, 2,018 females, 1,553 married persons, 813 families, 779 married females, 774 married males, 126 widowed persons, 90 widowed females, 36 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,474 single persons under 18, 1,325 single males under 18, 1,149 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,153 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 744 occupied houses, 738 houses, 738 houses built of wood, 690 houses of 1 story, 448 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 124 houses of 4 rooms, 85 houses of 5 rooms, 48 houses of 2 stories, 46 houses of 3 rooms, 24 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses under construction, 6 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 67,491 pounds of homemade butter, 50,514 acres of land in farms, 33,450 bushels of potatoes, 32,401 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,113 acres of improved land in farms, 10,112 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,309 bushels of turnips, 7,906 bushels of barley, 7,754 acres of farmland under crops, 6,407 acres of hay crops, 5,887 tons of hay, 5,548 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,957 chickens, 3,228 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,182 sheep, 3,066 bushels of oats, 1,892 bushels of rye, 1,178 other cattle, 1,153 sheep slaughtered or sold, 903 milk cows, 790 bushels of buckwheat, 776 oxen, 693 occupants of farms, 671 swine, 659 farm occupants who own their land, 588 swine slaughtered or sold, 520 cattle killed or sold, 318 bushels of spring wheat, 304 geese, 264 acres of potatoes, 254 acres of barley, 247 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 244 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 166 bushels of beans, 159 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 148 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 145 horses aged over 3 years, 141 ducks, 110 bushels of peas, 109 acres of oats, 87 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 74 acres of turnips, 55 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 49 turkeys, 41 other fowl, 36 horses aged 3 years and under, 34 farm occupants who rent their land, 16 acres of wheat, 8 bushels of corn, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015004_1901— 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). "Blockhouse, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/blockhouse-ns038002-1891/.