Conquerall, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Conquerall was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,418. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.320°N, 64.473°W.
Population
In 1891, Conquerall had a population of 1,418: 732 male and 686 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,166 |
| 1881 | 1,369 |
| 1891 | 1,418 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Pleasantville, 1901 (46.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Conquerall Bank, 1901 (53.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Conquerall 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 1,418 total population, 732 males, 686 females, 498 married persons, 268 families, 249 married females, 249 married males, 48 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 872 single persons under 18, 471 single males under 18, 401 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,418 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 251 houses, 251 houses built of wood, 251 occupied houses, 249 houses of 1 story, 189 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 32 houses of 5 rooms, 12 houses of 4 rooms, 9 houses under construction, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 17,609 pounds of homemade butter, 17,529 acres of land in farms, 12,553 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,338 bushels of potatoes, 4,976 acres of improved land in farms, 2,820 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,185 chickens, 2,158 bushels of barley, 2,082 acres of farmland under crops, 2,064 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,912 bushels of turnips, 1,722 acres of hay crops, 1,430 tons of hay, 990 bushels of oats, 625 sheep, 577 bushels of rye, 401 other cattle, 327 milk cows, 244 sheep slaughtered or sold, 242 occupants of farms, 226 farm occupants who own their land, 206 oxen, 166 swine slaughtered or sold, 140 cattle killed or sold, 126 bushels of beans, 118 bushels of buckwheat, 118 swine, 100 acres of potatoes, 85 bushels of spring wheat, 76 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 74 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 72 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 69 acres of barley, 64 bushels of peas, 48 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 45 geese, 38 horses aged over 3 years, 29 acres of oats, 29 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 21 acres of turnips, 18 bushels of corn, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 farm occupants who rent their land, 9 ducks, 7 horses aged 3 years and under, 5 acres of wheat, 3 turkeys, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS038005— 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). "Conquerall, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/conquerall-ns038005-1891/.