Digby, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Digby was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,381. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1224586. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.657°N, 65.776°W.
Population
In 1891, Digby had a population of 1,381: 666 male and 715 female residents. Population density was 1376.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,951 |
| 1881 | 1,879 |
| 1891 | 1,381 |
| 1901 | 1,150 |
| 1911 | 1,247 |
| 1921 | 1,230 |
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 Digby, 1881 (2.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Digby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 278 |
| Number of families | 278 |
| Number of females | 715 |
| Number of males | 666 |
| Number of married females | 226 |
| Number of married males | 227 |
| Number of married persons | 453 |
| Number of widowed females | 71 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 95 |
| POP F | 715 |
| POP M | 666 |
| POP TOT | 1,381 |
| Total population | 1,381 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 418 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 415 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 833 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 13 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,368 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 255 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 255 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 175 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 70 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 125 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 257 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 70 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,242 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,144 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,185 |
| Acres of hay crops | 474 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,497 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,641 |
| Acres of oats | 26 |
| Acres of potatoes | 35 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 110 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 727 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,384 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,721 |
| BWT BU | 88 |
| CRN BU | 37 |
| HAY AC | 474 |
| HAY TONS | 706 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 40 |
| Number of chickens | 1,377 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 187 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 60 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 8 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 100 |
| Number of milk cows | 149 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 249 |
| Number of other cattle | 92 |
| Number of other fowl | 18 |
| Number of oxen | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 189 |
| Number of sheep | 41 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 32 |
| Number of swine | 93 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 101 |
| OAT AC | 26 |
| OAT BU | 727 |
| PEA BU | 52 |
| POT AC | 35 |
| POT BU | 3,384 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 30 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 97 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 96 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,957 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 706 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT SP BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 8 |
| A 11 50 | 33 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 15 |
| BEN BU | 28 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,957 |
| CATTLE KS | 40 |
| CHEESE LB | 30 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 418 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 415 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 833 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 97 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 8 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 278 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 96 |
| FRN CA | 13 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,377 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 100 |
| HOUSES | 255 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 64 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 175 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 125 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 70 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 255 |
| INF 11 A | 189 |
| MD FEM | 226 |
| MD MALE | 227 |
| MD TOT | 453 |
| MILK COWS | 149 |
| NAME CD | Digby |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 60 |
| OC P | 187 |
| OC TOT | 249 |
| OTHER FOWL | 18 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 92 |
| OTHERS | 1,368 |
| SHEEP | 41 |
| SHEEP KS | 32 |
| SUP AM | 2,497 |
| SUP FOR | 2,144 |
| SUP JV | 70 |
| SUP PAT | 1,242 |
| SUP SC | 1,185 |
| SUP TOT | 4,641 |
| SWINE | 93 |
| SWINE KS | 101 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 257 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 1,721 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 71 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 95 |
| WORKING OX | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009028— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1224586
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digby,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digby_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Digby, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/digby-ns031005-1891/.