Cariboo E & W-O, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Cariboo E & W-O was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,095. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.741°N, 62.804°W.
Population
In 1891, Cariboo E & W-O had a population of 1,095: 576 male and 519 female residents.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Caribou River, 1901 (46.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Caribou, 1901 (53.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cariboo E & W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,095 total population, 576 males, 519 females, 316 married persons, 220 families, 158 married females, 158 married males, 82 widowed persons, 51 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 697 single persons under 18, 387 single males under 18, 310 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,094 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 206 houses, 206 occupied houses, 203 houses built of wood, 203 houses of 1 story, 107 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 38 houses of 5 rooms, 35 houses of 4 rooms, 26 uninhabited houses, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 9 houses under construction, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 34,180 pounds of homemade butter, 27,759 bushels of potatoes, 21,842 acres of land in farms, 14,381 bushels of oats, 10,970 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,872 acres of improved land in farms, 7,902 bushels of turnips, 7,631 acres of farmland under crops, 4,703 bushels of spring wheat, 3,634 chickens, 3,181 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,045 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,489 tons of hay, 2,290 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,226 acres of hay crops, 1,370 sheep, 987 bushels of barley, 909 acres of oats, 780 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 679 milk cows, 614 other cattle, 541 sheep slaughtered or sold, 408 acres of wheat, 376 bushels of buckwheat, 281 horses aged over 3 years, 277 swine slaughtered or sold, 248 occupants of farms, 242 farm occupants who own their land, 223 cattle killed or sold, 189 acres of potatoes, 126 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 123 swine, 86 horses aged 3 years and under, 68 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 60 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 59 bushels of peas, 58 geese, 57 acres of barley, 46 ducks, 46 turkeys, 43 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 39 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 37 bushels of beans, 28 acres of turnips, 19 bushels of rye, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS039005— 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). "Cariboo E & W-O, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cariboo-e-w-o-ns039005-1891/.