Cape North, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Cape North was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,051. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.877°N, 60.505°W.
Population
In 1891, Cape North had a population of 1,051: 554 male and 497 female residents. Population density was 14.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 783 |
| 1881 | 1,215 |
| 1891 | 1,051 |
| 1901 | 938 |
| 1911 | 946 |
| 1921 | 872 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Cape North, 1881 (71.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cape North shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 179 |
| Number of families | 179 |
| Number of females | 497 |
| Number of males | 554 |
| Number of married females | 166 |
| Number of married males | 164 |
| Number of married persons | 330 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP F | 497 |
| POP M | 554 |
| POP TOT | 1,051 |
| Total population | 1,051 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 306 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 382 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 688 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 34 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,017 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses | 165 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 165 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 161 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 172 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 13 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,430 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,277 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,797 |
| Acres of hay crops | 936 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,234 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,511 |
| Acres of oats | 238 |
| Acres of potatoes | 135 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 27 |
| BAR AC | 13 |
| BAR BU | 187 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 187 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,829 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,908 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 275 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 568 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| BWT BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 936 |
| HAY TONS | 1,413 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 128 |
| Number of chickens | 941 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 169 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 40 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 20 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 103 |
| Number of milk cows | 490 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 171 |
| Number of other cattle | 357 |
| Number of oxen | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 1,553 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 353 |
| Number of swine | 177 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 168 |
| OAT AC | 238 |
| OAT BU | 2,829 |
| PEA BU | 6 |
| POT AC | 135 |
| POT BU | 14,908 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 62 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 943 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,682 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 31,035 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,413 |
| WHT AC | 27 |
| WHT FALL BU | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 275 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 48 |
| A 11 50 | 38 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 55 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| BUTTER LB | 31,035 |
| CATTLE KS | 128 |
| CHEESE LB | 62 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 306 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 382 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 688 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 943 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 20 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 179 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,682 |
| FRN CA | 34 |
| GEESE | 40 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 941 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 103 |
| HOUSES | 165 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 161 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 65 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 165 |
| INF 11 A | 25 |
| MD FEM | 166 |
| MD MALE | 164 |
| MD TOT | 330 |
| MILK COWS | 490 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 169 |
| OC TOT | 171 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 357 |
| OTHERS | 1,017 |
| SHEEP | 1,553 |
| SHEEP KS | 353 |
| SUP AM | 4,234 |
| SUP FOR | 12,277 |
| SUP JV | 7 |
| SUP PAT | 2,430 |
| SUP SC | 1,797 |
| SUP TOT | 16,511 |
| SWINE | 177 |
| SWINE KS | 168 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 172 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 568 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 7 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
| WORKING OX | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020007_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 North, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cape-north-ns043005-1891/.