Eagle Head, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Eagle Head was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 670. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5325107. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.078°N, 64.613°W.
Population
In 1891, Eagle Head had a population of 670: 362 male and 308 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 665 |
| 1891 | 670 |
| 1901 | 667 |
| 1911 | 644 |
| 1921 | 564 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Eagle Head shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 670 total population, 362 males, 308 females, 270 married persons, 135 married females, 135 married males, 134 families, 27 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 373 single persons under 18, 218 single males under 18, 155 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 670 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 132 houses, 132 houses built of wood, 132 houses of 1 story, 132 occupied houses, 88 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 14 houses of 4 rooms, 4 houses of 3 rooms, 4 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 13,532 pounds of homemade butter, 7,921 acres of land in farms, 6,870 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,281 bushels of potatoes, 1,519 bushels of turnips, 1,051 acres of improved land in farms, 1,050 chickens, 1,020 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 891 tons of hay, 854 acres of farmland under crops, 727 acres of hay crops, 458 bushels of barley, 448 sheep, 228 bushels of oats, 209 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 180 acres of farmland in pasture, 162 milk cows, 154 oxen, 153 other cattle, 141 occupants of farms, 138 farm occupants who own their land, 92 swine, 83 swine slaughtered or sold, 75 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 48 cattle killed or sold, 47 sheep slaughtered or sold, 45 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 43 acres of potatoes, 20 acres of barley, 20 bushels of corn, 19 bushels of beans, 17 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 12 acres of turnips, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 8 acres of oats, 7 horses aged over 3 years, 5 geese, 4 bushels of peas, 2 ducks, 2 employees on farms, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 horses aged 3 years and under, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS017004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5325107
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Head,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Eagle Head, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/eagle-head-ns040004-1891/.