Burlington, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Burlington was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 661. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.101°N, 64.055°W.
Population
In 1891, Burlington had a population of 661: 358 male and 303 female residents. Population density was 10.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 661 |
| 1901 | 570 |
| 1911 | 546 |
| 1921 | 506 |
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 Scotch Village, 1881 (64.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Burlington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 141 |
| Number of families | 141 |
| Number of females | 303 |
| Number of males | 358 |
| Number of married females | 110 |
| Number of married males | 105 |
| Number of married persons | 215 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| POP F | 303 |
| POP M | 358 |
| POP TOT | 661 |
| Total population | 661 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 169 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 240 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 409 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 661 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 126 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 126 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 121 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 89 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 126 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 105 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,687 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,239 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,670 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,091 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,462 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,701 |
| Acres of oats | 215 |
| Acres of potatoes | 88 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 34 |
| BAR AC | 47 |
| BAR BU | 712 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 712 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 117 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,033 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,008 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 368 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,849 |
| BWT BU | 73 |
| CRN BU | 12 |
| HAY AC | 2,091 |
| HAY TONS | 2,051 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 138 |
| Number of chickens | 920 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 123 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 53 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 14 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 101 |
| Number of milk cows | 245 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 130 |
| Number of other cattle | 578 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 130 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 34 |
| Number of sheep | 1,010 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 530 |
| Number of swine | 101 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 131 |
| Number of turkeys | 24 |
| OAT AC | 215 |
| OAT BU | 3,033 |
| PEA BU | 57 |
| POT AC | 88 |
| POT BU | 6,008 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,762 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,188 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,051 |
| WHT AC | 34 |
| WHT SP BU | 368 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 30 |
| A 11 50 | 27 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 27 |
| BEN BU | 117 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,188 |
| CATTLE KS | 138 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 169 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 240 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 409 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 20 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 14 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 141 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,762 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 53 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 920 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 101 |
| HOUSES | 126 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 121 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 89 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 126 |
| INF 11 A | 34 |
| MD FEM | 110 |
| MD MALE | 105 |
| MD TOT | 215 |
| MILK COWS | 245 |
| NAME CD | Hants |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 123 |
| OC TOT | 130 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 578 |
| OTHERS | 661 |
| SHEEP | 1,010 |
| SHEEP KS | 530 |
| SUP AM | 5,462 |
| SUP FOR | 6,239 |
| SUP JV | 105 |
| SUP PAT | 2,687 |
| SUP SC | 2,670 |
| SUP TOT | 11,701 |
| SWINE | 101 |
| SWINE KS | 131 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 126 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 1,849 |
| TURKEY | 24 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 37 |
| WORKING OX | 130 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012002_1891— 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). "Burlington, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/burlington-ns035003-1891/.