Canning, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Canning was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,989. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.227°N, 64.418°W.
Population
In 1891, Canning had a population of 2,989: 1,571 male and 1,418 female residents. Population density was 43.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,898 |
| 1881 | 3,260 |
| 1891 | 2,989 |
| 1901 | 639 |
| 1911 | 1,413 |
| 1921 | 1,245 |
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 Sheffield Mills, 1901 (34.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Kingsport, 1901 (23.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Scotsman Bay, 1901 (26.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Canning, 1901 (15.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Canning shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 521 |
| Number of families | 521 |
| Number of females | 1,418 |
| Number of males | 1,571 |
| Number of married females | 472 |
| Number of married males | 475 |
| Number of married persons | 947 |
| Number of widowed females | 87 |
| Number of widowed males | 49 |
| Number of widowed persons | 136 |
| POP F | 1,418 |
| POP M | 1,571 |
| POP TOT | 2,989 |
| Total population | 2,989 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 859 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,047 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,906 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,989 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 508 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 508 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 440 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 67 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 331 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 510 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 106 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 895 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,201 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,164 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,798 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,344 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,894 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,058 |
| Acres of oats | 762 |
| Acres of potatoes | 872 |
| Acres of turnips | 59 |
| Acres of wheat | 36 |
| BAR AC | 106 |
| BAR BU | 1,940 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,940 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 472 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,095 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 124 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,625 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 112,122 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 399 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 403 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 14,769 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| BWT BU | 1,095 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 25 |
| CRN BU | 124 |
| HAY AC | 5,344 |
| HAY TONS | 4,924 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 353 |
| Number of chickens | 4,636 |
| Number of ducks | 103 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 390 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 40 |
| Number of geese | 136 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 139 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 458 |
| Number of milk cows | 690 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 430 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,137 |
| Number of other fowl | 22 |
| Number of oxen | 264 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 126 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 109 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 122 |
| Number of sheep | 1,763 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,108 |
| Number of swine | 555 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 596 |
| Number of turkeys | 144 |
| OAT AC | 762 |
| OAT BU | 14,625 |
| PEA BU | 57 |
| POT AC | 872 |
| POT BU | 112,122 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 500 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,456 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,953 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 73,213 |
| RYE BU | 399 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,924 |
| WHT AC | 36 |
| WHT FALL BU | 8 |
| WHT SP BU | 403 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 54 |
| A 11 50 | 126 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 109 |
| BEN BU | 472 |
| BUTTER LB | 73,213 |
| CATTLE KS | 353 |
| CHEESE LB | 500 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 859 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,047 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,906 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,456 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 139 |
| DUCKS | 103 |
| FAMILIES | 521 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,953 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 136 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,636 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 458 |
| HOUSES | 508 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 47 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 44 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 440 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 331 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 67 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 508 |
| INF 11 A | 122 |
| MD FEM | 472 |
| MD MALE | 475 |
| MD TOT | 947 |
| MILK COWS | 690 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC F | 40 |
| OC P | 390 |
| OC TOT | 430 |
| OTHER FOWL | 22 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,137 |
| OTHERS | 2,989 |
| SHEEP | 1,763 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,108 |
| SILOS | 25 |
| SUP AM | 15,894 |
| SUP FOR | 11,164 |
| SUP JV | 895 |
| SUP PAT | 7,201 |
| SUP SC | 7,798 |
| SUP TOT | 27,058 |
| SWINE | 555 |
| SWINE KS | 596 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 510 |
| TUR AC | 59 |
| TUR BU | 14,769 |
| TURKEY | 144 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 87 |
| WID MALE | 49 |
| WID TOT | 136 |
| WORKING OX | 264 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014004— 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). "Canning, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/canning-ns037001-1891/.