Boisdale, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Boisdale was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 935. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.070°N, 60.526°W.
Population
In 1891, Boisdale had a population of 935: 457 male and 478 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 900 |
| 1891 | 935 |
| 1901 | 765 |
| 1911 | 685 |
| 1921 | 566 |
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, Boisdale shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 935 total population, 478 females, 457 males, 243 married persons, 160 families, 122 married males, 121 married females, 32 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 660 single persons under 18, 333 single females under 18, 327 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 935 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 157 houses, 157 houses built of wood, 157 occupied houses, 140 houses of 1 story, 46 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 29 houses of 5 rooms, 27 houses of 4 rooms, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 15 houses of 2 stories, 12 houses of 1 room, 8 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 20,270 bushels of potatoes, 17,590 pounds of homemade butter, 17,205 acres of land in farms, 12,612 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,593 acres of improved land in farms, 3,333 bushels of oats, 2,610 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,361 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,228 acres of farmland under crops, 2,194 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,058 sheep, 1,036 chickens, 799 bushels of barley, 754 acres of hay crops, 683 tons of hay, 463 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 430 milk cows, 400 sheep slaughtered or sold, 349 bushels of turnips, 334 acres of oats, 297 other cattle, 211 bushels of spring wheat, 154 cattle killed or sold, 153 farm occupants who own their land, 153 occupants of farms, 149 horses aged over 3 years, 148 acres of potatoes, 121 swine slaughtered or sold, 89 swine, 76 acres of barley, 74 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 39 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 31 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 27 acres of wheat, 15 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 bushels of winter wheat, 7 bushels of peas, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 bushels of buckwheat, 6 ducks, 5 bushels of beans, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 acres of turnips, 2 geese, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006001— 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). "Boisdale, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/boisdale-ns028003-1891/.