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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q5034975. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 783 |
| 1881 | 1,215 |
| 1891 | 1,051 |
| 1901 | 938 |
| 1911 | 946 |
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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,051 total population, 554 males, 497 females, 330 married persons, 179 families, 166 married females, 164 married males, 33 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 688 single persons under 18, 382 single males under 18, 306 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,017 persons who are not French Canadian, 34 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 172 occupied houses, 165 houses, 165 houses built of wood, 161 houses of 1 story, 65 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 37 houses of 4 rooms, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 7 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 6 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 31,035 pounds of homemade butter, 16,511 acres of land in farms, 14,908 bushels of potatoes, 12,277 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,234 acres of improved land in farms, 3,682 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,829 bushels of oats, 2,430 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,797 acres of farmland under crops, 1,553 sheep, 1,413 tons of hay, 943 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 941 chickens, 936 acres of hay crops, 568 bushels of turnips, 490 milk cows, 357 other cattle, 353 sheep slaughtered or sold, 275 bushels of spring wheat, 238 acres of oats, 187 bushels of barley, 177 swine, 171 occupants of farms, 169 farm occupants who own their land, 168 swine slaughtered or sold, 135 acres of potatoes, 128 cattle killed or sold, 103 horses aged over 3 years, 62 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 55 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 48 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 40 geese, 38 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 30 oxen, 27 acres of wheat, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 horses aged 3 years and under, 13 acres of barley, 10 bushels of winter wheat, 10 ducks, 8 bushels of beans, 7 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 6 bushels of peas, 5 acres of turnips, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 bushels of buckwheat, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS039008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5034975
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_North,_Nova_Scotia
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/.