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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q4999189. 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 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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 661 total population, 358 males, 303 females, 215 married persons, 141 families, 110 married females, 105 married males, 37 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 409 single persons under 18, 240 single males under 18, 169 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 661 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 126 houses, 126 houses built of wood, 126 occupied houses, 121 houses of 1 story, 89 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses of 4 rooms, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,188 pounds of homemade butter, 11,701 acres of land in farms, 6,239 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,008 bushels of potatoes, 5,462 acres of improved land in farms, 3,033 bushels of oats, 2,762 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,687 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,670 acres of farmland under crops, 2,091 acres of hay crops, 2,051 tons of hay, 1,849 bushels of turnips, 1,010 sheep, 920 chickens, 712 bushels of barley, 578 other cattle, 530 sheep slaughtered or sold, 368 bushels of spring wheat, 245 milk cows, 215 acres of oats, 138 cattle killed or sold, 131 swine slaughtered or sold, 130 occupants of farms, 130 oxen, 123 farm occupants who own their land, 117 bushels of beans, 105 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 101 horses aged over 3 years, 101 swine, 88 acres of potatoes, 73 bushels of buckwheat, 57 bushels of peas, 53 geese, 47 acres of barley, 34 acres of wheat, 34 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 30 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 27 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 27 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 24 turkeys, 20 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 14 horses aged 3 years and under, 12 bushels of corn, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of turnips, 8 ducks, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 other fowl, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q4999189
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlington,_Nova_Scotia
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/.