Cariboo E & W-O, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Cariboo E & W-O was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), 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 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 220 |
| Number of families | 220 |
| Number of females | 519 |
| Number of males | 576 |
| Number of married females | 158 |
| Number of married males | 158 |
| Number of married persons | 316 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 82 |
| POP F | 519 |
| POP M | 576 |
| POP TOT | 1,095 |
| Total population | 1,095 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 310 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 387 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 697 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,094 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 206 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 203 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 203 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 107 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 206 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 57 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 60 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,181 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,970 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,631 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,226 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,872 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,842 |
| Acres of oats | 909 |
| Acres of potatoes | 189 |
| Acres of turnips | 28 |
| Acres of wheat | 408 |
| BAR AC | 57 |
| BAR BU | 987 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 987 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 376 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,381 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,759 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,703 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,902 |
| BWT BU | 376 |
| HAY AC | 2,226 |
| HAY TONS | 2,489 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 223 |
| Number of chickens | 3,634 |
| Number of ducks | 46 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 242 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 58 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 86 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 281 |
| Number of milk cows | 679 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 248 |
| Number of other cattle | 614 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 126 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 1,370 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 541 |
| Number of swine | 123 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 277 |
| Number of turkeys | 46 |
| OAT AC | 909 |
| OAT BU | 14,381 |
| PEA BU | 59 |
| POT AC | 189 |
| POT BU | 27,759 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 780 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,045 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,290 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 34,180 |
| RYE BU | 19 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,489 |
| WHT AC | 408 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,703 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 43 |
| A 11 50 | 68 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 126 |
| BEN BU | 37 |
| BUTTER LB | 34,180 |
| CATTLE KS | 223 |
| CHEESE LB | 780 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 310 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 387 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 697 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,045 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 86 |
| DUCKS | 46 |
| FAMILIES | 220 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,290 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 58 |
| GRA BU | 39 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,634 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 281 |
| HOUSES | 206 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 203 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 107 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 26 |
| HOUSES W | 203 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 158 |
| MD MALE | 158 |
| MD TOT | 316 |
| MILK COWS | 679 |
| NAME CD | Pictou |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 242 |
| OC TOT | 248 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 614 |
| OTHERS | 1,094 |
| SHEEP | 1,370 |
| SHEEP KS | 541 |
| SUP AM | 10,872 |
| SUP FOR | 10,970 |
| SUP JV | 60 |
| SUP PAT | 3,181 |
| SUP SC | 7,631 |
| SUP TOT | 21,842 |
| SWINE | 123 |
| SWINE KS | 277 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 206 |
| TUR AC | 28 |
| TUR BU | 7,902 |
| TURKEY | 46 |
| WID FEM | 51 |
| WID MALE | 31 |
| WID TOT | 82 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
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/.