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 density was 13.7 people per square mile.
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:
- Kemptown
- New Annan
- North River
- River John
- River John W. Branch
- Tatamagouche E.
- Waugh’s River N
- Waugh’s River S
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 216 |
| Number of families | 216 |
| Number of females | 540 |
| Number of males | 498 |
| Number of married females | 132 |
| Number of married males | 132 |
| Number of married persons | 264 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 68 |
| POP F | 540 |
| POP M | 498 |
| POP TOT | 1,038 |
| Total population | 1,038 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 359 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 347 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 706 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,038 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 215 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 215 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 213 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 79 |
| Number of occupied houses | 215 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 44 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 54 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,466 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,655 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,162 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,611 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,682 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,337 |
| Acres of oats | 1,075 |
| Acres of potatoes | 188 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 224 |
| BAR AC | 44 |
| BAR BU | 633 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 633 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,459 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,227 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,121 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,888 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 810 |
| BWT BU | 2,459 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 4 |
| HAY AC | 2,611 |
| HAY TONS | 2,472 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 436 |
| Number of chickens | 3,864 |
| Number of ducks | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 199 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 93 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 73 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 315 |
| Number of milk cows | 813 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 202 |
| Number of other cattle | 844 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 107 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 1,810 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 523 |
| Number of swine | 397 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 356 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 1,075 |
| OAT BU | 14,227 |
| PEA BU | 45 |
| POT AC | 188 |
| POT BU | 21,121 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,272 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,354 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,647 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 35,702 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,472 |
| WHT AC | 224 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,888 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 75 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 107 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 35,702 |
| CATTLE KS | 436 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,272 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 359 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 347 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 706 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,354 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 73 |
| DUCKS | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 216 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,647 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 93 |
| GRA BU | 34 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,864 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 315 |
| HOUSES | 215 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 213 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 79 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 215 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 132 |
| MD MALE | 132 |
| MD TOT | 264 |
| MILK COWS | 813 |
| NAME CD | Colchester |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 199 |
| OC TOT | 202 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 844 |
| OTHERS | 1,038 |
| SHEEP | 1,810 |
| SHEEP KS | 523 |
| SILOS | 4 |
| SUP AM | 10,682 |
| SUP FOR | 14,655 |
| SUP JV | 54 |
| SUP PAT | 3,466 |
| SUP SC | 7,162 |
| SUP TOT | 25,337 |
| SWINE | 397 |
| SWINE KS | 356 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 215 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 810 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 49 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 68 |
| WORKING OX | 55 |
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/.