Church Point, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Church Point was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.280°N, 66.024°W.
Population
In 1891, Church Point had a population of 874: 460 male and 414 female residents. Population density was 29.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,289 |
| 1891 | 874 |
| 1901 | 988 |
| 1911 | 1,054 |
| 1921 | 453 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Church Point, 1881 (32.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Church Point shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 146 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 | 148 |
| Number of families | 148 |
| Number of females | 414 |
| Number of males | 460 |
| Number of married females | 149 |
| Number of married males | 150 |
| Number of married persons | 299 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP F | 414 |
| POP M | 460 |
| POP TOT | 874 |
| Total population | 874 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 251 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 298 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 549 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 852 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 22 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 148 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 148 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 141 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 99 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 148 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 59 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,358 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,834 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,618 |
| Acres of hay crops | 644 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,035 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,869 |
| Acres of oats | 65 |
| Acres of potatoes | 101 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,019 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,397 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,583 |
| HAY AC | 644 |
| HAY TONS | 1,009 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 43 |
| Number of chickens | 1,492 |
| Number of ducks | 26 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 133 |
| Number of geese | 34 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 2 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 40 |
| Number of milk cows | 220 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 133 |
| Number of other cattle | 181 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 208 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 239 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 143 |
| Number of swine | 72 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 119 |
| Number of turkeys | 28 |
| OAT AC | 65 |
| OAT BU | 1,019 |
| PEA BU | 58 |
| POT AC | 101 |
| POT BU | 9,397 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 165 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 140 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 648 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,030 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,009 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 22 |
| A 11 50 | 41 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 42 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,030 |
| CATTLE KS | 43 |
| CHEESE LB | 165 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 251 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 298 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 549 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 140 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 2 |
| DUCKS | 26 |
| FAMILIES | 148 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 648 |
| FRN CA | 852 |
| GEESE | 34 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,492 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 40 |
| HOUSES | 148 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 141 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 99 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 148 |
| INF 11 A | 18 |
| MD FEM | 149 |
| MD MALE | 150 |
| MD TOT | 299 |
| MILK COWS | 220 |
| NAME CD | Digby |
| OC P | 133 |
| OC TOT | 133 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 181 |
| OTHERS | 22 |
| SHEEP | 239 |
| SHEEP KS | 143 |
| SUP AM | 3,035 |
| SUP FOR | 8,834 |
| SUP JV | 59 |
| SUP PAT | 1,358 |
| SUP SC | 1,618 |
| SUP TOT | 11,869 |
| SWINE | 72 |
| SWINE KS | 119 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 148 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 2,583 |
| TURKEY | 28 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
| WORKING OX | 208 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009003— 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 Point, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/church-point-ns031002-1891/.