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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,302 |
| 1881 | 1,330 |
| 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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 687 total population, 348 females, 339 males, 265 married persons, 156 families, 134 married females, 131 married males, 36 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 4.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 386 single persons under 18, 193 single females under 18, 193 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 686 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 156 houses, 156 occupied houses, 154 houses built of wood, 136 houses of 1 story, 82 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 27 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 20 houses of 2 stories, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 19 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses of 3 rooms, 4 uninhabited houses, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 15,265 pounds of homemade butter, 8,274 acres of land in farms, 5,943 acres of improved land in farms, 5,584 bushels of potatoes, 3,346 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,331 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,146 bushels of turnips, 1,502 acres of farmland under crops, 1,470 chickens, 1,247 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,155 tons of hay, 1,098 acres of hay crops, 954 bushels of oats, 419 bushels of barley, 353 sheep, 232 other cattle, 208 milk cows, 156 bushels of buckwheat, 152 occupants of farms, 139 farm occupants who own their land, 119 swine slaughtered or sold, 114 oxen, 107 sheep slaughtered or sold, 95 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 88 bushels of beans, 75 swine, 67 acres of potatoes, 61 horses aged over 3 years, 56 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 52 bushels of peas, 47 acres of oats, 37 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 33 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 31 cattle killed or sold, 22 acres of barley, 21 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 20 horses aged 3 years and under, 19 acres of turnips, 18 geese, 15 bushels of corn, 14 bushels of rye, 13 farm occupants who rent their land, 11 bushels of spring wheat, 11 turkeys, 9 ducks, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 bushels of winter wheat, 1 acres of wheat, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.