Boularderie, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Boularderie was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,305. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.255°N, 60.389°W.
Population
In 1891, Boularderie had a population of 1,305: 688 male and 617 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,305 |
| 1901 | 1,073 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Boularderie, 1881 (57.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Boularderie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,305 total population, 688 males, 617 females, 376 married persons, 215 families, 188 married females, 188 married males, 59 widowed persons, 38 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 870 single persons under 18, 479 single males under 18, 391 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,156 persons who are not French Canadian, 149 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 212 houses, 212 occupied houses, 209 houses built of wood, 197 houses of 1 story, 68 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 46 houses of 2 rooms, 34 houses of 4 rooms, 27 houses of 3 rooms, 26 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 2 stories, 14 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 1 room, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 44,590 pounds of homemade butter, 22,550 bushels of potatoes, 18,809 acres of land in farms, 11,518 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,392 bushels of oats, 7,291 acres of improved land in farms, 4,410 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,010 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,005 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,851 acres of farmland under crops, 2,661 bushels of turnips, 1,762 chickens, 1,711 tons of hay, 1,689 bushels of barley, 1,272 acres of hay crops, 1,230 sheep, 811 milk cows, 800 acres of oats, 774 sheep slaughtered or sold, 673 other cattle, 315 cattle killed or sold, 241 swine slaughtered or sold, 238 horses aged over 3 years, 219 swine, 215 occupants of farms, 206 farm occupants who own their land, 171 acres of potatoes, 98 geese, 93 acres of barley, 83 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 58 horses aged 3 years and under, 56 bushels of spring wheat, 56 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 44 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 23 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 19 acres of turnips, 18 other fowl, 17 bushels of buckwheat, Capacity of silos (tons): 15, 14 turkeys, 10 ducks, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of wheat, 2 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS028005— 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). "Boularderie, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/boularderie-ns028004-1891/.