Boularderie, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Boularderie was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,240. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.182°N, 60.520°W.
Population
In 1891, Boularderie had a population of 1,240: 602 male and 638 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,287 |
| 1881 | 1,504 |
| 1891 | 1,240 |
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 Big Bras d'Or, 1901 (37.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Boularderie, 1901 (62.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Boularderie 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 1,240 total population, 638 females, 602 males, 314 married persons, 207 families, 157 married females, 157 married males, 67 widowed persons, 54 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 859 single persons under 18, 432 single males under 18, 427 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,239 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 206 houses, 206 occupied houses, 205 houses built of wood, 158 houses of 1 story, 90 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 47 houses of 2 stories, 46 houses of 4 rooms, 36 houses of 5 rooms, 18 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 51,061 pounds of homemade butter, 21,828 acres of land in farms, 21,137 bushels of potatoes, 12,524 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,432 bushels of oats, 9,304 acres of improved land in farms, 8,868 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 6,031 acres of farmland under crops, 5,471 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,202 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,034 tons of hay, 1,667 chickens, 1,454 acres of hay crops, 1,448 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,376 sheep, 1,021 bushels of barley, 896 acres of oats, 831 bushels of turnips, 816 milk cows, 747 sheep slaughtered or sold, 637 other cattle, 322 cattle killed or sold, 230 swine slaughtered or sold, 218 horses aged over 3 years, 214 farm occupants who own their land, 214 occupants of farms, 185 swine, 181 acres of potatoes, 112 bushels of winter wheat, 97 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 78 acres of barley, 71 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 47 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 46 horses aged 3 years and under, 45 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 44 geese, 38 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 19 acres of turnips, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 bushels of peas, 9 acres of wheat, 7 ducks, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 bushels of beans, 6 turkeys, 3 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS043004— 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-ns043004-1891/.