Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Cape Sable Island was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,029. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.448°N, 65.617°W.
Population
In 1891, Cape Sable Island had a population of 1,029: 530 male and 499 female residents. Population density was 98.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,636 |
| 1881 | 1,991 |
| 1891 | 1,029 |
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 Sable Island, 1881 (54.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cape Sable Island shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 115 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 196 |
| Number of families | 196 |
| Number of females | 499 |
| Number of males | 530 |
| Number of married females | 187 |
| Number of married males | 188 |
| Number of married persons | 375 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 499 |
| POP M | 530 |
| POP TOT | 1,029 |
| Total population | 1,029 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 289 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 333 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 622 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,029 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 186 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 186 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 185 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 186 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 123 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 424 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 230 |
| Acres of hay crops | 251 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 353 |
| Acres of land in farms | 777 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 178 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 25 |
| HAY AC | 251 |
| HAY TONS | 306 |
| Number of chickens | 1,069 |
| Number of ducks | 9 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 149 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 3 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 11 |
| Number of milk cows | 161 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 152 |
| Number of other cattle | 102 |
| Number of other fowl | 9 |
| Number of oxen | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 145 |
| Number of sheep | 97 |
| POT AC | 1 |
| POT BU | 178 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 376 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 9 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,083 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 306 |
Other recorded variables (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,083 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 289 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 333 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 622 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 376 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 3 |
| DUCKS | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 196 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 9 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,069 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 11 |
| HOUSES | 186 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 81 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 185 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 61 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 186 |
| INF 11 A | 145 |
| MD FEM | 187 |
| MD MALE | 188 |
| MD TOT | 375 |
| MILK COWS | 161 |
| NAME CD | Shelburne |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 149 |
| OC TOT | 152 |
| OTHER FOWL | 9 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 102 |
| OTHERS | 1,029 |
| SHEEP | 97 |
| SUP AM | 353 |
| SUP FOR | 424 |
| SUP PAT | 123 |
| SUP SC | 230 |
| SUP TOT | 777 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 186 |
| TUR BU | 25 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
| WORKING OX | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS042003— 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, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cape-sable-island-ns042003-1891/.