Centreville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Centreville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,192. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5062713. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.152°N, 64.544°W.
Population
In 1891, Centreville had a population of 2,192: 1,126 male and 1,066 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,334 |
| 1881 | 2,391 |
| 1891 | 2,192 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Upper Dyke, Village, 1901 (32.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Centreville, 1901 (67.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Centreville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,192 total population, 1,126 males, 1,066 females, 746 married persons, 442 families, 374 married males, 372 married females, 110 widowed persons, 79 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,336 single persons under 18, 721 single males under 18, 615 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,192 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 422 occupied houses, 418 houses, 413 houses built of wood, 360 houses of 1 story, 213 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 79 houses of 4 rooms, 53 houses of 2 stories, 43 houses of 5 rooms, 33 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 27 houses of 3 rooms, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 13 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 120,059 bushels of potatoes, 71,981 pounds of homemade butter, 27,166 acres of land in farms, 17,974 acres of improved land in farms, 14,012 bushels of oats, 12,445 bushels of turnips, 9,365 acres of farmland under crops, 9,192 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,784 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,700 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,856 tons of hay, 4,189 acres of hay crops, 4,103 chickens, 2,400 bushels of buckwheat, 1,495 sheep, 1,168 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 995 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 897 sheep slaughtered or sold, 887 other cattle, 825 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 824 acres of potatoes, 704 bushels of barley, 665 acres of oats, 643 milk cows, 569 swine slaughtered or sold, 514 bushels of rye, 472 swine, 467 bushels of beans, 415 horses aged over 3 years, 397 occupants of farms, 389 bushels of corn, 357 farm occupants who own their land, 353 cattle killed or sold, 286 bushels of peas, 222 geese, 219 oxen, 148 turkeys, 134 horses aged 3 years and under, 134 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 95 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 80 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 74 ducks, 69 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 52 acres of turnips, 52 bushels of spring wheat, 49 acres of barley, 39 farm occupants who rent their land, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of wheat, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 other fowl, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS037003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5062713
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). "Centreville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/centreville-ns037003-1891/.