Centre, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Centre, Town—Ville was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,049. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.839°N, 66.117°W.
Population
In 1891, Centre, Town—Ville had a population of 1,049: 487 male and 562 female residents. Population density was 4062.4 people per square mile.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Yarmouth, 1881 (2.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Yarmouth, T-V, 1901 (5.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Centre, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 140 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 218 |
| Number of families | 218 |
| Number of females | 562 |
| Number of males | 487 |
| Number of married females | 197 |
| Number of married males | 200 |
| Number of married persons | 397 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP F | 562 |
| POP M | 487 |
| POP TOT | 1,049 |
| Total population | 1,049 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 322 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 279 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 601 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 45 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,004 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 215 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 213 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 151 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 62 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 133 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 218 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (43 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 38 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 552 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 605 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 288 |
| Acres of hay crops | 50 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 878 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,483 |
| Acres of oats | 1 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 150 |
| CRN BU | 84 |
| HAY AC | 50 |
| HAY TONS | 70 |
| Number of chickens | 224 |
| Number of ducks | 21 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 24 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 6 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 122 |
| Number of milk cows | 42 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 29 |
| Number of other cattle | 1 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 12 |
| Number of sheep | 160 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 20 |
| Number of swine | 27 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1 |
| OAT AC | 1 |
| OAT BU | 12 |
| POT AC | 1 |
| POT BU | 150 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 300 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 300 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 500 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 70 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 500 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 322 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 279 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 601 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 300 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 6 |
| DUCKS | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 218 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 300 |
| FRN CA | 45 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 224 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 122 |
| HOUSES | 215 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 151 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 133 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 62 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 213 |
| INF 11 A | 12 |
| MD FEM | 197 |
| MD MALE | 200 |
| MD TOT | 397 |
| MILK COWS | 42 |
| NAME CD | Yarmouth |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 24 |
| OC TOT | 29 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1 |
| OTHERS | 1,004 |
| SHEEP | 160 |
| SHEEP KS | 20 |
| SUP AM | 878 |
| SUP FOR | 605 |
| SUP JV | 38 |
| SUP PAT | 552 |
| SUP SC | 288 |
| SUP TOT | 1,483 |
| SWINE | 27 |
| SWINE KS | 1 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 218 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 43 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS044005— 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). "Centre, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/centre-town-ville-ns044005-1891/.