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 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 Cape John, 1901 (46.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Toney River, 1901 (53.5% 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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,552 total population, 785 males, 767 females, 500 married persons, 293 families, 250 married females, 250 married males, 69 widowed persons, 55 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 983 single persons under 18, 521 single males under 18, 462 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,552 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 291 occupied houses, 290 houses, 290 houses built of wood, 287 houses of 1 story, 121 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 64 houses of 4 rooms, 43 houses of 5 rooms, 37 houses of 3 rooms, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 44,701 pounds of homemade butter, 35,123 bushels of potatoes, 24,176 acres of land in farms, 19,956 bushels of oats, 13,720 acres of improved land in farms, 10,456 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,058 bushels of spring wheat, 7,797 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,029 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 5,876 acres of farmland under crops, 5,236 bushels of turnips, 4,747 chickens, 3,929 tons of hay, 3,634 acres of hay crops, 1,649 sheep, 1,255 acres of oats, 1,077 other cattle, 975 milk cows, 932 bushels of buckwheat, 831 bushels of barley, 738 sheep slaughtered or sold, 667 bushels of peas, 651 acres of wheat, 566 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 405 horses aged over 3 years, 376 swine slaughtered or sold, 363 cattle killed or sold, 254 occupants of farms, 251 farm occupants who own their land, 232 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 209 acres of potatoes, 156 turkeys, 149 geese, 132 horses aged 3 years and under, 121 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 93 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 90 bushels of rye, 87 swine, Capacity of silos (tons): 82, 74 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 49 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 47 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 44 ducks, 40 acres of barley, 36 oxen, 30 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 25 acres of turnips, 14 other fowl, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016006_1901— 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/.