Church Over, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Church Over was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 630. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.726°N, 65.410°W.
Population
In 1891, Church Over had a population of 630: 321 male and 309 female residents. Population density was 6.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 630 |
| 1901 | 784 |
| 1911 | 469 |
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, Church Over shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 139 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 107 |
| Number of families | 107 |
| Number of females | 309 |
| Number of males | 321 |
| Number of married females | 97 |
| Number of married males | 100 |
| Number of married persons | 197 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 309 |
| POP M | 321 |
| POP TOT | 630 |
| Total population | 630 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 192 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 209 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 401 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 630 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 103 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 103 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 102 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 106 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (49 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 141 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,961 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 318 |
| Acres of hay crops | 242 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 483 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,444 |
| Acres of oats | 4 |
| Acres of potatoes | 23 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| BAR BU | 9 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,391 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 741 |
| CRN BU | 8 |
| HAY AC | 242 |
| HAY TONS | 308 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 10 |
| Number of chickens | 803 |
| Number of ducks | 37 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 113 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 5 |
| Number of milk cows | 98 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 114 |
| Number of other cattle | 58 |
| Number of oxen | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 42 |
| Number of sheep | 200 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 47 |
| Number of swine | 77 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 72 |
| OAT AC | 4 |
| OAT BU | 78 |
| PEA BU | 25 |
| POT AC | 23 |
| POT BU | 3,391 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 69 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 433 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,142 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 308 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 49 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 12 |
| BEN BU | 15 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,142 |
| CATTLE KS | 10 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 192 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 209 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 401 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 69 |
| DUCKS | 37 |
| FAMILIES | 107 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 433 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 803 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 5 |
| HOUSES | 103 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 102 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 32 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 103 |
| INF 11 A | 42 |
| MD FEM | 97 |
| MD MALE | 100 |
| MD TOT | 197 |
| MILK COWS | 98 |
| NAME CD | Shelburne |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 113 |
| OC TOT | 114 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 58 |
| OTHERS | 630 |
| SHEEP | 200 |
| SHEEP KS | 47 |
| SUP AM | 483 |
| SUP FOR | 4,961 |
| SUP JV | 24 |
| SUP PAT | 141 |
| SUP SC | 318 |
| SUP TOT | 5,444 |
| SWINE | 77 |
| SWINE KS | 72 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 106 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 741 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
| WORKING OX | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS052007— 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). "Church Over, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/church-over-ns042005-1891/.