Earltown, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Earltown was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,038. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.608°N, 63.166°W.
Population
In 1891, Earltown had a population of 1,038: 498 male and 540 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,233 |
| 1881 | 1,173 |
| 1891 | 1,038 |
| 1901 | 895 |
| 1911 | 657 |
| 1921 | 575 |
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, Earltown shared boundaries with:
- Kempt, Town—Ville
- New Annan
- North River
- River John
- River John, West Branch—Branche Ouest
- Tatamagouche E.
- Waugh’s River N
- Waugh’s River S
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,038 total population, 540 females, 498 males, 264 married persons, 216 families, 132 married females, 132 married males, 68 widowed persons, 49 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 706 single persons under 18, 359 single females under 18, 347 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,038 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 215 houses, 215 houses built of wood, 215 occupied houses, 213 houses of 1 story, 79 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 46 houses of 5 rooms, 40 houses of 4 rooms, 26 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 35,702 pounds of homemade butter, 25,337 acres of land in farms, 21,121 bushels of potatoes, 14,655 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,227 bushels of oats, 10,682 acres of improved land in farms, 7,162 acres of farmland under crops, 5,647 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,864 chickens, 3,466 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,888 bushels of spring wheat, 2,611 acres of hay crops, 2,472 tons of hay, 2,459 bushels of buckwheat, 1,810 sheep, 1,354 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,272 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,075 acres of oats, 844 other cattle, 813 milk cows, 810 bushels of turnips, 633 bushels of barley, 523 sheep slaughtered or sold, 436 cattle killed or sold, 397 swine, 356 swine slaughtered or sold, 315 horses aged over 3 years, 224 acres of wheat, 202 occupants of farms, 199 farm occupants who own their land, 188 acres of potatoes, 107 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 93 geese, 75 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 73 horses aged 3 years and under, 55 oxen, 54 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 45 bushels of peas, 44 acres of barley, 34 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 bushels of beans, 10 other fowl, 9 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 ducks, 7 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 4, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007005— 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). "Earltown, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/earltown-ns029005-1891/.