Carleton Corner, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Carleton Corner was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 846. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5041209. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.817°N, 65.283°W.
Population
In 1891, Carleton Corner had a population of 846: 442 male and 404 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 700 |
| 1881 | 862 |
| 1891 | 846 |
| 1901 | 897 |
| 1911 | 789 |
| 1921 | 713 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Carleton Corner shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 846 total population, 442 males, 404 females, 273 married persons, 175 families, 137 married males, 136 married females, 44 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 529 single persons under 18, 294 single males under 18, 235 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 846 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 170 occupied houses, 169 houses, 166 houses built of wood, 154 houses of 1 story, 91 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 27 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 24 houses of 4 rooms, 14 houses of 2 stories, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses built of brick, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 31,147 pounds of homemade butter, 28,250 acres of land in farms, 23,815 bushels of potatoes, 20,609 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,641 acres of improved land in farms, 5,866 bushels of turnips, 4,692 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,642 bushels of oats, 3,442 tons of hay, 2,419 acres of farmland under crops, 2,007 chickens, 1,907 acres of hay crops, 1,119 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 720 other cattle, 644 bushels of buckwheat, 545 bushels of barley, 530 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 523 bushels of corn, 395 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 371 milk cows, 304 bushels of beans, 297 sheep, 262 sheep slaughtered or sold, 216 oxen, 203 acres of potatoes, 189 cattle killed or sold, 182 acres of oats, 170 swine slaughtered or sold, 149 occupants of farms, 147 horses aged over 3 years, 145 farm occupants who own their land, 94 swine, 92 bushels of peas, 50 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 43 turkeys, 37 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 35 horses aged 3 years and under, 35 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 34 other fowl, 32 acres of barley, 28 acres of turnips, 19 geese, 18 bushels of rye, 17 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 9 ducks, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 bushels of spring wheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5041209
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carleton_Corner
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). "Carleton Corner, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/carleton-corner-ns026005-1891/.