Comeauville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Comeauville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 932. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.288°N, 66.098°W.
Population
In 1891, Comeauville had a population of 932: 471 male and 461 female residents. Population density was 62.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 932 |
| 1901 | 980 |
| 1911 | 1,095 |
| 1921 | 609 |
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 (16.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Comeauville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 146 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 164 |
| Number of families | 164 |
| Number of females | 461 |
| Number of males | 471 |
| Number of married females | 158 |
| Number of married males | 155 |
| Number of married persons | 313 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP F | 461 |
| POP M | 471 |
| POP TOT | 932 |
| Total population | 932 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 278 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 310 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 588 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 907 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 25 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 158 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 158 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 157 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 161 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (49 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 46 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,298 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,741 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 988 |
| Acres of hay crops | 605 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,332 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,073 |
| Acres of oats | 22 |
| Acres of potatoes | 92 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 32 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 763 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,296 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,447 |
| HAY AC | 605 |
| HAY TONS | 985 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 17 |
| Number of chickens | 1,255 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 142 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 7 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 24 |
| Number of milk cows | 205 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 143 |
| Number of other cattle | 141 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 192 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 33 |
| Number of sheep | 93 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 86 |
| Number of swine | 138 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 106 |
| OAT AC | 22 |
| OAT BU | 763 |
| POT AC | 92 |
| POT BU | 10,296 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 196 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 125 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,695 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 985 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 25 |
| A 11 50 | 48 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 32 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,695 |
| CATTLE KS | 17 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 278 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 310 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 588 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 196 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 7 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 164 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 125 |
| FRN CA | 907 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,255 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 24 |
| HOUSES | 158 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 157 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 70 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 158 |
| INF 11 A | 33 |
| MD FEM | 158 |
| MD MALE | 155 |
| MD TOT | 313 |
| MILK COWS | 205 |
| NAME CD | Digby |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 142 |
| OC TOT | 143 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 141 |
| OTHERS | 25 |
| SHEEP | 93 |
| SHEEP KS | 86 |
| SUP AM | 2,332 |
| SUP FOR | 6,741 |
| SUP JV | 46 |
| SUP PAT | 1,298 |
| SUP SC | 988 |
| SUP TOT | 9,073 |
| SWINE | 138 |
| SWINE KS | 106 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 161 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 2,447 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
| WORKING OX | 192 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009004— 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). "Comeauville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/comeauville-ns031003-1891/.