Clarence, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Clarence was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 903. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.919°N, 65.188°W.
Population
In 1891, Clarence had a population of 903: 434 male and 469 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,659 |
| 1881 | 1,739 |
| 1891 | 903 |
| 1901 | 1,435 |
| 1911 | 1,464 |
| 1921 | 501 |
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 Clarence, 1881 (61.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Clarence 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 903 total population, 469 females, 434 males, 347 married persons, 193 families, 177 married females, 170 married males, 43 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 513 single persons under 18, 262 single females under 18, 251 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 902 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 192 occupied houses, 191 houses, 191 houses built of wood, 151 houses of 1 story, 132 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 40 houses of 2 stories, 27 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 4 rooms, 7 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 33,108 pounds of homemade butter, 16,031 acres of land in farms, 13,562 bushels of potatoes, 10,036 acres of improved land in farms, 6,653 bushels of oats, 5,995 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,596 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,028 bushels of turnips, 4,034 acres of farmland under crops, 3,809 acres of hay crops, 3,297 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,219 tons of hay, 2,896 chickens, 1,346 sheep, 1,026 bushels of buckwheat, 981 bushels of barley, 609 sheep slaughtered or sold, 596 other cattle, 406 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 402 milk cows, 360 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 326 acres of oats, 257 bushels of beans, 253 swine, 223 ducks, 196 horses aged over 3 years, 188 cattle killed or sold, 185 swine slaughtered or sold, 179 occupants of farms, 176 bushels of corn, 154 farm occupants who own their land, 122 acres of potatoes, 108 turkeys, 99 geese, 96 bushels of peas, 93 bushels of spring wheat, 81 oxen, 68 horses aged 3 years and under, 58 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 55 acres of barley, 50 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 39 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 24 farm occupants who rent their land, 20 bushels of rye, 19 acres of turnips, 19 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 acres of wheat, 7 bushels of winter wheat, 2 other fowl, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004005— 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). "Clarence, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/clarence-ns026006-1891/.