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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q2933782. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,037 |
| 1901 | 863 |
| 1911 | — |
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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,037 total population, 552 males, 485 females, 319 married persons, 187 families, 162 married males, 157 married females, 51 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 667 single persons under 18, 371 single males under 18, 296 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,035 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 179 occupied houses, 173 houses, 173 houses built of wood, 157 houses of 1 story, 98 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 38 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 15 houses of 2 stories, 15 houses of 5 rooms, 12 houses of 4 rooms, 7 houses of 3 rooms, 6 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 23,567 acres of land in farms, 21,406 pounds of homemade butter, 16,445 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,742 bushels of potatoes, 7,122 acres of improved land in farms, 4,246 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,686 bushels of oats, 3,340 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,144 bushels of turnips, 2,732 acres of farmland under crops, 1,936 tons of hay, 1,811 acres of hay crops, 1,708 chickens, 1,044 sheep, 835 bushels of barley, 698 sheep slaughtered or sold, 565 other cattle, 511 bushels of buckwheat, 490 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 383 milk cows, 196 cattle killed or sold, 194 acres of oats, 174 occupants of farms, 162 farm occupants who own their land, 148 oxen, 144 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 143 bushels of rye, 142 horses aged over 3 years, 139 bushels of beans, 118 swine slaughtered or sold, 114 swine, 101 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 72 geese, 65 acres of potatoes, 63 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 56 bushels of peas, 41 horses aged 3 years and under, 38 acres of barley, 38 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 32 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 bushels of corn, 23 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 23 turkeys, 18 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 17 acres of turnips, 14 ducks, 12 farm occupants who rent their land, 11 bushels of spring wheat, 5 other fowl, 1 acres of wheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS052004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2933782
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledonia,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledonia_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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/.