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 density was 43.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,287 |
| 1881 | 1,359 |
| 1881 | 1,504 |
| 1891 | 1,305 |
| 1891 | 1,240 |
| 1901 | 1,073 |
| 1901 | 663 |
| 1911 | 1,463 |
| 1921 | 1,071 |
| 1921 | 411 |
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 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 215 |
| Number of families | 215 |
| Number of females | 617 |
| Number of males | 688 |
| Number of married females | 188 |
| Number of married males | 188 |
| Number of married persons | 376 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP F | 617 |
| POP M | 688 |
| POP TOT | 1,305 |
| Total population | 1,305 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 391 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 479 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 870 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 149 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,156 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 212 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 209 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 197 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 212 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 93 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 30 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,410 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,518 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,851 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,272 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,291 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,809 |
| Acres of oats | 800 |
| Acres of potatoes | 171 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 5 |
| BAR AC | 93 |
| BAR BU | 1,689 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,689 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,392 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,550 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,661 |
| BWT BU | 17 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 15 |
| HAY AC | 1,272 |
| HAY TONS | 1,711 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 315 |
| Number of chickens | 1,762 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 206 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 98 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 58 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 238 |
| Number of milk cows | 811 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 215 |
| Number of other cattle | 673 |
| Number of other fowl | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 23 |
| Number of sheep | 1,230 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 774 |
| Number of swine | 219 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 241 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 800 |
| OAT BU | 9,392 |
| POT AC | 171 |
| POT BU | 22,550 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 4,005 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,010 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 44,590 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,711 |
| WHT AC | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 56 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 44 |
| A 11 50 | 56 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 83 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 44,590 |
| CATTLE KS | 315 |
| CHEESE LB | 4,005 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 391 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 479 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 870 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 58 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 215 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,010 |
| FRN CA | 149 |
| GEESE | 98 |
| GRA BU | 20 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,762 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 238 |
| HOUSES | 212 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 197 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 68 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 46 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 209 |
| INF 11 A | 23 |
| MD FEM | 188 |
| MD MALE | 188 |
| MD TOT | 376 |
| MILK COWS | 811 |
| NAME CD | Cape Breton |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 206 |
| OC TOT | 215 |
| OTHER FOWL | 18 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 673 |
| OTHERS | 1,156 |
| SHEEP | 1,230 |
| SHEEP KS | 774 |
| SILOS | 15 |
| SUP AM | 7,291 |
| SUP FOR | 11,518 |
| SUP JV | 30 |
| SUP PAT | 4,410 |
| SUP SC | 2,851 |
| SUP TOT | 18,809 |
| SWINE | 219 |
| SWINE KS | 241 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 212 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 2,661 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| WID FEM | 38 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006002— 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/.