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 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 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 874 total population, 460 males, 414 females, 299 married persons, 150 married males, 149 married females, 148 families, 26 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 549 single persons under 18, 298 single males under 18, 251 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 852 French Canadians, 22 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 148 houses, 148 houses built of wood, 148 occupied houses, 141 houses of 1 story, 99 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 24 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 9 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction, 7 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses of 4 rooms, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 16,030 pounds of homemade butter, 11,869 acres of land in farms, 9,397 bushels of potatoes, 8,834 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,035 acres of improved land in farms, 2,583 bushels of turnips, 1,618 acres of farmland under crops, 1,492 chickens, 1,358 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,019 bushels of oats, 1,009 tons of hay, 648 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 644 acres of hay crops, 239 sheep, 220 milk cows, 208 oxen, 181 other cattle, 165 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 143 sheep slaughtered or sold, 140 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 133 farm occupants who own their land, 133 occupants of farms, 119 swine slaughtered or sold, 101 acres of potatoes, 72 swine, 65 acres of oats, 59 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 58 bushels of peas, 43 cattle killed or sold, 42 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 41 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 40 horses aged over 3 years, 34 geese, 28 turkeys, 26 ducks, 22 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 18 acres of turnips, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 other fowl, 3 bushels of beans, 2 horses aged 3 years and under. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009003_1921— 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/.