Clementsport, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Clementsport was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 687. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.633°N, 65.636°W.
Population
In 1891, Clementsport had a population of 687: 339 male and 348 female residents. Population density was 56.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 687 |
| 1901 | 642 |
| 1911 | 585 |
| 1921 | 549 |
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 Clementsport, 1881 (45.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Clementsport shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 156 |
| Number of families | 156 |
| Number of females | 348 |
| Number of males | 339 |
| Number of married females | 134 |
| Number of married males | 131 |
| Number of married persons | 265 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP F | 348 |
| POP M | 339 |
| POP TOT | 687 |
| Total population | 687 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 193 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 193 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 386 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 686 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 156 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 154 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 136 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 82 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 156 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 95 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,346 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,331 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,502 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,098 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,943 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,274 |
| Acres of oats | 47 |
| Acres of potatoes | 67 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR AC | 22 |
| BAR BU | 419 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 419 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 156 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 954 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,584 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,146 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| BWT BU | 156 |
| CRN BU | 15 |
| HAY AC | 1,098 |
| HAY TONS | 1,155 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 31 |
| Number of chickens | 1,470 |
| Number of ducks | 9 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 139 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 18 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 20 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 61 |
| Number of milk cows | 208 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 152 |
| Number of other cattle | 232 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 114 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 56 |
| Number of sheep | 353 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 107 |
| Number of swine | 75 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 119 |
| Number of turkeys | 11 |
| OAT AC | 47 |
| OAT BU | 954 |
| PEA BU | 52 |
| POT AC | 67 |
| POT BU | 5,584 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,247 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,265 |
| RYE BU | 14 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,155 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT FALL BU | 4 |
| WHT SP BU | 11 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 21 |
| A 11 50 | 33 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 37 |
| BEN BU | 88 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,265 |
| CATTLE KS | 31 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 193 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 193 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 386 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,247 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 20 |
| DUCKS | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 156 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 18 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,470 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 61 |
| HOUSES | 156 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 136 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 82 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 20 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 154 |
| INF 11 A | 56 |
| MD FEM | 134 |
| MD MALE | 131 |
| MD TOT | 265 |
| MILK COWS | 208 |
| NAME CD | Annapolis |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 139 |
| OC TOT | 152 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 232 |
| OTHERS | 686 |
| SHEEP | 353 |
| SHEEP KS | 107 |
| SUP AM | 5,943 |
| SUP FOR | 3,331 |
| SUP JV | 95 |
| SUP PAT | 3,346 |
| SUP SC | 1,502 |
| SUP TOT | 8,274 |
| SWINE | 75 |
| SWINE KS | 119 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 156 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 2,146 |
| TURKEY | 11 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
| WORKING OX | 114 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004007— 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). "Clementsport, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/clementsport-ns026007-1891/.