Caledonia, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Caledonia was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,037. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.336°N, 64.965°W.
Population
In 1891, Caledonia had a population of 1,037: 552 male and 485 female residents. Population density was 23.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,037 |
| 1901 | 863 |
| 1911 | 810 |
| 1921 | 751 |
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 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 187 |
| Number of families | 187 |
| Number of females | 485 |
| Number of males | 552 |
| Number of married females | 157 |
| Number of married males | 162 |
| Number of married persons | 319 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP F | 485 |
| POP M | 552 |
| POP TOT | 1,037 |
| Total population | 1,037 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 296 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 371 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 667 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,035 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses | 173 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 173 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 157 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 98 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 179 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 38 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 144 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,246 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,445 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,732 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,811 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,122 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,567 |
| Acres of oats | 194 |
| Acres of potatoes | 65 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR AC | 38 |
| BAR BU | 835 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 835 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 139 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 511 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,686 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,742 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 143 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,144 |
| BWT BU | 511 |
| CRN BU | 27 |
| HAY AC | 1,811 |
| HAY TONS | 1,936 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 196 |
| Number of chickens | 1,708 |
| Number of ducks | 14 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 162 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 72 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 41 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 142 |
| Number of milk cows | 383 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 174 |
| Number of other cattle | 565 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 148 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 38 |
| Number of sheep | 1,044 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 698 |
| Number of swine | 114 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 118 |
| Number of turkeys | 23 |
| OAT AC | 194 |
| OAT BU | 3,686 |
| PEA BU | 56 |
| POT AC | 65 |
| POT BU | 7,742 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 101 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 490 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,340 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,406 |
| RYE BU | 143 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,936 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT SP BU | 11 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 63 |
| A 11 50 | 18 |
| A 201 PL | 32 |
| A 51 100 | 23 |
| BEN BU | 139 |
| BUTTER LB | 21,406 |
| CATTLE KS | 196 |
| CHEESE LB | 101 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 296 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 371 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 667 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 490 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 41 |
| DUCKS | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 187 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,340 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 72 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,708 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 142 |
| HOUSES | 173 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 157 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 98 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 173 |
| INF 11 A | 38 |
| MD FEM | 157 |
| MD MALE | 162 |
| MD TOT | 319 |
| MILK COWS | 383 |
| NAME CD | Queen’s |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 162 |
| OC TOT | 174 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 565 |
| OTHERS | 1,035 |
| SHEEP | 1,044 |
| SHEEP KS | 698 |
| SUP AM | 7,122 |
| SUP FOR | 16,445 |
| SUP JV | 144 |
| SUP PAT | 4,246 |
| SUP SC | 2,732 |
| SUP TOT | 23,567 |
| SWINE | 114 |
| SWINE KS | 118 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 179 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 3,144 |
| TURKEY | 23 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 6 |
| WID FEM | 32 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
| WORKING OX | 148 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS017003— 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-ns040003-1891/.