Cape Sable Island Centre, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Cape Sable Island Centre was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,088. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.488°N, 65.592°W.
Population
In 1891, Cape Sable Island Centre had a population of 1,088: 566 male and 522 female residents. Population density was 125.8 people per square mile.
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 Sable Island, 1881 (45.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cape Sable Island Centre shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 137 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 217 |
| Number of families | 217 |
| Number of females | 522 |
| Number of males | 566 |
| Number of married females | 203 |
| Number of married males | 202 |
| Number of married persons | 405 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP F | 522 |
| POP M | 566 |
| POP TOT | 1,088 |
| Total population | 1,088 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 286 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 355 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 641 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,088 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 217 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 217 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 211 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 123 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 217 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 262 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,982 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 922 |
| Acres of hay crops | 442 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,191 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,173 |
| Acres of oats | 4 |
| Acres of potatoes | 28 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,628 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 547 |
| HAY AC | 442 |
| HAY TONS | 554 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 38 |
| Number of chickens | 1,706 |
| Number of ducks | 43 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 202 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 22 |
| Number of milk cows | 240 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 208 |
| Number of other cattle | 142 |
| Number of oxen | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 147 |
| Number of sheep | 256 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 6 |
| Number of swine | 88 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 47 |
| OAT AC | 4 |
| OAT BU | 127 |
| PEA BU | 50 |
| POT AC | 28 |
| POT BU | 2,628 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 156 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 571 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,240 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 554 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 49 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 10 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| BUTTER LB | 23,240 |
| CATTLE KS | 38 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 286 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 355 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 641 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 156 |
| DUCKS | 43 |
| FAMILIES | 217 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 571 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,706 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 22 |
| HOUSES | 217 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 211 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 123 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 217 |
| INF 11 A | 147 |
| MD FEM | 203 |
| MD MALE | 202 |
| MD TOT | 405 |
| MILK COWS | 240 |
| NAME CD | Shelburne |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 202 |
| OC TOT | 208 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 142 |
| OTHERS | 1,088 |
| SHEEP | 256 |
| SHEEP KS | 6 |
| SUP AM | 1,191 |
| SUP FOR | 1,982 |
| SUP JV | 7 |
| SUP PAT | 262 |
| SUP SC | 922 |
| SUP TOT | 3,173 |
| SWINE | 88 |
| SWINE KS | 47 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 217 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 547 |
| WID FEM | 33 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
| WORKING OX | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS042004— 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 Sable Island Centre, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cape-sable-island-centre-ns042004-1891/.