Carleton, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Carleton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 749. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.036°N, 65.920°W.
Population
In 1891, Carleton had a population of 749: 374 male and 375 female residents. Population density was 8.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 778 |
| 1881 | 724 |
| 1891 | 749 |
| 1901 | 629 |
| 1911 | 826 |
| 1921 | 754 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 155 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 | 152 |
| Number of families | 152 |
| Number of females | 375 |
| Number of males | 374 |
| Number of married females | 148 |
| Number of married males | 147 |
| Number of married persons | 295 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 375 |
| POP M | 374 |
| POP TOT | 749 |
| Total population | 749 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 206 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 219 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 425 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 749 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 149 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 149 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 143 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 150 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 231 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,246 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,514 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,399 |
| Acres of hay crops | 990 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,876 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,390 |
| Acres of oats | 4 |
| Acres of potatoes | 63 |
| Acres of turnips | 34 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 32 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 106 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 95 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 334 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,421 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,391 |
| BWT BU | 95 |
| CRN BU | 334 |
| HAY AC | 990 |
| HAY TONS | 1,215 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 168 |
| Number of chickens | 1,638 |
| Number of ducks | 40 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 147 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 7 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 27 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 85 |
| Number of milk cows | 350 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 153 |
| Number of other cattle | 438 |
| Number of other fowl | 13 |
| Number of oxen | 128 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 16 |
| Number of sheep | 666 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 291 |
| Number of swine | 146 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 125 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 4 |
| OAT BU | 71 |
| PEA BU | 112 |
| POT AC | 63 |
| POT BU | 5,421 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 220 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 442 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,244 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,360 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,215 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 37 |
| A 11 50 | 38 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 33 |
| BEN BU | 106 |
| BUTTER LB | 25,360 |
| CATTLE KS | 168 |
| CHEESE LB | 220 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 206 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 219 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 425 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 442 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 27 |
| DUCKS | 40 |
| FAMILIES | 152 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,244 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,638 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 85 |
| HOUSES | 149 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 143 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 90 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 149 |
| INF 11 A | 16 |
| MD FEM | 148 |
| MD MALE | 147 |
| MD TOT | 295 |
| MILK COWS | 350 |
| NAME CD | Yarmouth |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 147 |
| OC TOT | 153 |
| OTHER FOWL | 13 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 438 |
| OTHERS | 749 |
| SHEEP | 666 |
| SHEEP KS | 291 |
| SUP AM | 4,876 |
| SUP FOR | 17,514 |
| SUP JV | 231 |
| SUP PAT | 3,246 |
| SUP SC | 1,399 |
| SUP TOT | 22,390 |
| SWINE | 146 |
| SWINE KS | 125 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 150 |
| TUR AC | 34 |
| TUR BU | 4,391 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 128 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021005— 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). "Carleton, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/carleton-ns044004-1891/.