Cape John, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Cape John was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,552. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.768°N, 63.004°W.
Population
In 1891, Cape John had a population of 1,552: 785 male and 767 female residents. Population density was 50.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,720 |
| 1881 | 1,828 |
| 1891 | 1,552 |
| 1901 | 918 |
| 1911 | 773 |
| 1921 | 670 |
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 Toney River, 1901 (53.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cape John, 1901 (46.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cape John shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 293 |
| Number of families | 293 |
| Number of females | 767 |
| Number of males | 785 |
| Number of married females | 250 |
| Number of married males | 250 |
| Number of married persons | 500 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| POP F | 767 |
| POP M | 785 |
| POP TOT | 1,552 |
| Total population | 1,552 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 462 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 521 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 983 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,552 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 290 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 290 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 287 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 121 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 291 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 40 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,797 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,456 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,876 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,634 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,720 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,176 |
| Acres of oats | 1,255 |
| Acres of potatoes | 209 |
| Acres of turnips | 25 |
| Acres of wheat | 651 |
| BAR AC | 40 |
| BAR BU | 831 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 831 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 932 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 121 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,956 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 667 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 35,123 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,058 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,236 |
| BWT BU | 932 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 82 |
| HAY AC | 3,634 |
| HAY TONS | 3,929 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 363 |
| Number of chickens | 4,747 |
| Number of ducks | 44 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 251 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 149 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 132 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 405 |
| Number of milk cows | 975 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 254 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,077 |
| Number of other fowl | 14 |
| Number of oxen | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 93 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 30 |
| Number of sheep | 1,649 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 738 |
| Number of swine | 87 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 376 |
| Number of turkeys | 156 |
| OAT AC | 1,255 |
| OAT BU | 19,956 |
| PEA BU | 667 |
| POT AC | 209 |
| POT BU | 35,123 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 566 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 232 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,029 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 44,701 |
| RYE BU | 90 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,929 |
| WHT AC | 651 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,058 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 74 |
| A 11 50 | 49 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 93 |
| BUTTER LB | 44,701 |
| CATTLE KS | 363 |
| CHEESE LB | 566 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 462 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 521 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 983 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 232 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 132 |
| DUCKS | 44 |
| FAMILIES | 293 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 6,029 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 149 |
| GRA BU | 121 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,747 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 405 |
| HOUSES | 290 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 64 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 287 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 121 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 290 |
| INF 11 A | 30 |
| MD FEM | 250 |
| MD MALE | 250 |
| MD TOT | 500 |
| MILK COWS | 975 |
| NAME CD | Pictou |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 251 |
| OC TOT | 254 |
| OTHER FOWL | 14 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,077 |
| OTHERS | 1,552 |
| SHEEP | 1,649 |
| SHEEP KS | 738 |
| SILOS | 82 |
| SUP AM | 13,720 |
| SUP FOR | 10,456 |
| SUP JV | 47 |
| SUP PAT | 7,797 |
| SUP SC | 5,876 |
| SUP TOT | 24,176 |
| SWINE | 87 |
| SWINE KS | 376 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 291 |
| TUR AC | 25 |
| TUR BU | 5,236 |
| TURKEY | 156 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 55 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 69 |
| WORKING OX | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016006_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). "Cape John, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cape-john-ns039004-1891/.