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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q2937147. 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 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 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,029 total population, 530 males, 499 females, 375 married persons, 196 families, 188 married males, 187 married females, 32 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 622 single persons under 18, 333 single males under 18, 289 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,029 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 186 houses, 186 houses built of wood, 186 occupied houses, 185 houses of 1 story, 81 houses of 4 rooms, 61 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 10,083 pounds of homemade butter, 1,069 chickens, 777 acres of land in farms, 424 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 376 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 353 acres of improved land in farms, 306 tons of hay, 251 acres of hay crops, 230 acres of farmland under crops, 178 bushels of potatoes, 161 milk cows, 152 occupants of farms, 149 farm occupants who own their land, 145 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 123 acres of farmland in pasture, 102 other cattle, 97 sheep, 25 bushels of turnips, 22 oxen, 11 horses aged over 3 years, 9 ducks, 9 other fowl, 9 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 horses aged 3 years and under, 1 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q2937147
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/.