Canard, Nova Scotia (1891 census)

Canard was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,296. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2936143. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.119°N, 64.432°W.

Population

In 1891, Canard had a population of 1,296: 635 male and 661 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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.

Later boundary forms

• In a later year, this CSD contained Port Williams, 1901 (55.2% of this CSD's polygon).
• In a later year, this CSD contained Canard, 1901 (44.8% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891

In the 1891 census, Canard shared boundaries with:

• Canning
• Centreville
• Kentville & Canaan

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 1,296 total population, 661 females, 635 males, 466 married persons, 272 families, 233 married females, 233 married males, 55 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)

Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 775 single persons under 18, 389 single males under 18, 386 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,296 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 265 occupied houses, 260 houses, 258 houses built of wood, 207 houses of 1 story, 180 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 53 houses of 2 stories, 31 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 15 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)

Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 166,365 bushels of potatoes, 51,716 pounds of homemade butter, 16,084 bushels of oats, 14,613 acres of land in farms, 11,603 acres of improved land in farms, 10,678 bushels of turnips, 5,996 acres of farmland under crops, 5,355 tons of hay, 4,647 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,160 chickens, 3,124 acres of hay crops, 3,010 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,426 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,157 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,108 bushels of barley, 1,097 bushels of buckwheat, 1,095 acres of potatoes, 1,088 other cattle, 960 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 885 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 669 acres of oats, 583 milk cows, 548 cattle killed or sold, 493 sheep, 419 swine, 406 sheep slaughtered or sold, 393 swine slaughtered or sold, 366 horses aged over 3 years, 260 bushels of beans, 233 occupants of farms, 208 bushels of rye, 205 farm occupants who own their land, 195 oxen, 125 horses aged 3 years and under, 111 turkeys, 92 geese, 72 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 70 bushels of corn, 69 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 59 acres of barley, 52 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 40 ducks, 38 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 37 acres of turnips, 36 bushels of peas, 28 farm occupants who rent their land, 23 bushels of spring wheat, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 acres of wheat, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: NS037002 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_NS014003_1901 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q2936143
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canard,_Nova_Scotia
• Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canard_(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). "Canard, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/canard-ns037002-1891/.