Caledonia, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Caledonia was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 214. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.293°N, 62.321°W.
Population
In 1891, Caledonia had a population of 214: 110 male and 104 female residents. Population density was 2.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 237 |
| 1881 | 376 |
| 1891 | 214 |
| 1901 | 268 |
| 1911 | 238 |
| 1921 | 187 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Caledonia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 42 |
| Number of families | 42 |
| Number of females | 104 |
| Number of males | 110 |
| Number of married females | 34 |
| Number of married males | 35 |
| Number of married persons | 69 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP F | 104 |
| POP M | 110 |
| POP TOT | 214 |
| Total population | 214 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 63 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 72 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 135 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 214 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 38 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 38 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 37 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 18 |
| Number of occupied houses | 38 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 460 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,060 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 645 |
| Acres of hay crops | 381 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,105 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,165 |
| Acres of oats | 49 |
| Acres of potatoes | 23 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 8 |
| BAR AC | 6 |
| BAR BU | 123 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 123 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 350 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,355 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,982 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 270 |
| BWT BU | 350 |
| HAY AC | 381 |
| HAY TONS | 518 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 44 |
| Number of chickens | 472 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 40 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 12 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 8 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 57 |
| Number of milk cows | 151 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 41 |
| Number of other cattle | 177 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 379 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 106 |
| Number of swine | 14 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 28 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 49 |
| OAT BU | 1,355 |
| PEA BU | 5 |
| POT AC | 23 |
| POT BU | 3,982 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 65 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,306 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 15 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,836 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 518 |
| WHT AC | 8 |
| WHT SP BU | 90 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 11 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 9 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,836 |
| CATTLE KS | 44 |
| CHEESE LB | 65 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 63 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 72 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 135 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,306 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 42 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 15 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 12 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 472 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 57 |
| HOUSES | 38 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 37 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 38 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 34 |
| MD MALE | 35 |
| MD TOT | 69 |
| MILK COWS | 151 |
| NAME CD | Guysborough |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 40 |
| OC TOT | 41 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 177 |
| OTHERS | 214 |
| SHEEP | 379 |
| SHEEP KS | 106 |
| SUP AM | 1,105 |
| SUP FOR | 10,060 |
| SUP PAT | 460 |
| SUP SC | 645 |
| SUP TOT | 11,165 |
| SWINE | 14 |
| SWINE KS | 28 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 38 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 270 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| WID FEM | 7 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS032001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010002_1871— 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). "Caledonia, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/caledonia-ns032001-1891/.