Clementsvale, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Clementsvale was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 704. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.634°N, 65.536°W.
Population
In 1891, Clementsvale had a population of 704: 365 male and 339 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 704 |
| 1901 | 690 |
| 1911 | 627 |
| 1921 | 607 |
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 Hessian Line, 1881 (38.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Clementsvale shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 704 total population, 365 males, 339 females, 270 married persons, 135 married females, 135 married males, 23 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 14 families, 7 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 411 single persons under 18, 223 single males under 18, 188 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 704 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 140 houses, 140 houses built of wood, 140 occupied houses, 139 houses of 1 story, 85 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 11 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 2 stories, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 16,050 acres of land in farms, 15,891 pounds of homemade butter, 9,967 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,079 bushels of potatoes, 6,083 acres of improved land in farms, 3,922 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,547 bushels of turnips, 2,054 acres of farmland under crops, 1,734 bushels of oats, 1,596 acres of hay crops, 1,568 tons of hay, 1,549 chickens, 1,431 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 549 bushels of barley, 386 other cattle, 374 sheep, 306 bushels of buckwheat, 278 sheep slaughtered or sold, 249 milk cows, 186 oxen, 136 bushels of rye, 132 occupants of farms, 128 farm occupants who own their land, 107 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 101 swine slaughtered or sold, 87 acres of oats, 83 acres of potatoes, 81 cattle killed or sold, 65 horses aged over 3 years, 62 swine, 56 bushels of beans, 43 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 36 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 34 geese, 33 bushels of peas, 24 acres of barley, 24 acres of turnips, 23 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 22 bushels of corn, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 horses aged 3 years and under, 14 turkeys, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 ducks, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 other fowl, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004008_1891— 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). "Clementsvale, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/clementsvale-ns026008-1891/.