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 density was 20.2 people per square mile.
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 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 160 |
| Number of families | 160 |
| Number of females | 478 |
| Number of males | 457 |
| Number of married females | 121 |
| Number of married males | 122 |
| Number of married persons | 243 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 478 |
| POP M | 457 |
| POP TOT | 935 |
| Total population | 935 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 333 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 327 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 660 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 935 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 157 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 157 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 12 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 140 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 157 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 76 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,361 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,612 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,228 |
| Acres of hay crops | 754 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,593 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,205 |
| Acres of oats | 334 |
| Acres of potatoes | 148 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 27 |
| BAR AC | 76 |
| BAR BU | 799 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 799 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,333 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,270 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 211 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 349 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| BWT BU | 6 |
| HAY AC | 754 |
| HAY TONS | 683 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 154 |
| Number of chickens | 1,036 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 153 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 15 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 149 |
| Number of milk cows | 430 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 153 |
| Number of other cattle | 297 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 1,058 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 400 |
| Number of swine | 89 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 121 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 334 |
| OAT BU | 3,333 |
| PEA BU | 7 |
| POT AC | 148 |
| POT BU | 20,270 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,194 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 463 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,610 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,590 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 683 |
| WHT AC | 27 |
| WHT FALL BU | 8 |
| WHT SP BU | 211 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 39 |
| A 11 50 | 31 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 74 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,590 |
| CATTLE KS | 154 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,194 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 333 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 327 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 660 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 463 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 15 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 160 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,610 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,036 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 149 |
| HOUSES | 157 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 140 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 46 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 157 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 121 |
| MD MALE | 122 |
| MD TOT | 243 |
| MILK COWS | 430 |
| NAME CD | Cape Breton |
| OC P | 153 |
| OC TOT | 153 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 297 |
| OTHERS | 935 |
| SHEEP | 1,058 |
| SHEEP KS | 400 |
| SUP AM | 4,593 |
| SUP FOR | 12,612 |
| SUP JV | 4 |
| SUP PAT | 2,361 |
| SUP SC | 2,228 |
| SUP TOT | 17,205 |
| SWINE | 89 |
| SWINE KS | 121 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 157 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 349 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
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/.