Curry's Corner, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Curry's Corner was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 892. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.960°N, 64.104°W.
Population
In 1891, Curry's Corner had a population of 892: 451 male and 441 female residents. Population density was 30.7 people per square mile.
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 Windsor, Town—Ville, 1881 (88.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Windsor, T-V, 1901 (88.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Curry's Corner shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 155 |
| Number of families | 155 |
| Number of females | 441 |
| Number of males | 451 |
| Number of married females | 130 |
| Number of married males | 129 |
| Number of married persons | 259 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP F | 441 |
| POP M | 451 |
| POP TOT | 892 |
| Total population | 892 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 278 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 307 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 585 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 892 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 155 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 155 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 119 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 36 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 98 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 155 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 55 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 204 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,564 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,710 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,215 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,311 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,983 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,693 |
| Acres of oats | 328 |
| Acres of potatoes | 144 |
| Acres of turnips | 69 |
| Acres of wheat | 9 |
| BAR AC | 55 |
| BAR BU | 1,495 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,495 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 126 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 139 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,548 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 121 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,967 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 180 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 15,221 |
| BWT BU | 139 |
| CRN BU | 53 |
| HAY AC | 2,311 |
| HAY TONS | 3,221 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 195 |
| Number of chickens | 2,144 |
| Number of ducks | 140 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 110 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 167 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 73 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 194 |
| Number of milk cows | 353 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 128 |
| Number of other cattle | 533 |
| Number of other fowl | 20 |
| Number of oxen | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 60 |
| Number of sheep | 427 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 371 |
| Number of swine | 218 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 246 |
| Number of turkeys | 320 |
| OAT AC | 328 |
| OAT BU | 10,548 |
| PEA BU | 121 |
| POT AC | 144 |
| POT BU | 15,967 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 180 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 42 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,007 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 47,338 |
| RYE BU | 8 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,221 |
| WHT AC | 9 |
| WHT SP BU | 180 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 14 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 16 |
| BEN BU | 126 |
| BUTTER LB | 47,338 |
| CATTLE KS | 195 |
| CHEESE LB | 180 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 278 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 307 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 585 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 42 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 73 |
| DUCKS | 140 |
| FAMILIES | 155 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,007 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 167 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,144 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 194 |
| HOUSES | 155 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 119 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 98 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 36 |
| HOUSES W | 155 |
| INF 11 A | 60 |
| MD FEM | 130 |
| MD MALE | 129 |
| MD TOT | 259 |
| MILK COWS | 353 |
| NAME CD | Hants |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 110 |
| OC TOT | 128 |
| OTHER FOWL | 20 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 533 |
| OTHERS | 892 |
| SHEEP | 427 |
| SHEEP KS | 371 |
| SUP AM | 4,983 |
| SUP FOR | 11,710 |
| SUP JV | 204 |
| SUP PAT | 1,564 |
| SUP SC | 3,215 |
| SUP TOT | 16,693 |
| SWINE | 218 |
| SWINE KS | 246 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 155 |
| TUR AC | 69 |
| TUR BU | 15,221 |
| TURKEY | 320 |
| WID FEM | 33 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
| WORKING OX | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS035004— 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). "Curry's Corner, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/curry-s-corner-ns035004-1891/.