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 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 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 749 total population, 375 females, 374 males, 295 married persons, 152 families, 148 married females, 147 married males, 29 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 425 single persons under 18, 219 single males under 18, 206 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 749 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 150 occupied houses, 149 houses, 149 houses built of wood, 143 houses of 1 story, 90 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 4 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 12 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses of 2 stories, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 25,360 pounds of homemade butter, 22,390 acres of land in farms, 17,514 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,421 bushels of potatoes, 4,876 acres of improved land in farms, 4,391 bushels of turnips, 3,246 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,638 chickens, 1,399 acres of farmland under crops, 1,244 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,215 tons of hay, 990 acres of hay crops, 666 sheep, 442 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 438 other cattle, 350 milk cows, 334 bushels of corn, 291 sheep slaughtered or sold, 231 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 220 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 168 cattle killed or sold, 153 occupants of farms, 147 farm occupants who own their land, 146 swine, 128 oxen, 125 swine slaughtered or sold, 112 bushels of peas, 106 bushels of beans, 95 bushels of buckwheat, 85 horses aged over 3 years, 71 bushels of oats, 63 acres of potatoes, 40 ducks, 38 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 37 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 34 acres of turnips, 33 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 32 bushels of barley, 29 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 horses aged 3 years and under, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 13 other fowl, 7 geese, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 acres of oats, 3 turkeys, 2 acres of barley. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsay C. Gardner | 1875–1938 | died here |
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/.