East Dover, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
East Dover was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 656. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5328245. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.556°N, 63.872°W.
Population
In 1891, East Dover had a population of 656: 370 male and 286 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,009 |
| 1881 | 1,176 |
| 1891 | 656 |
| 1901 | 473 |
| 1911 | 553 |
| 1921 | 545 |
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, East Dover shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 656 total population, 370 males, 286 females, 227 married persons, 115 married males, 112 married females, 108 families, 18 widowed persons, 10 widowed males, 8 widowed females, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 411 single persons under 18, 245 single males under 18, 166 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 656 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 106 occupied houses, 104 houses, 104 houses built of wood, 101 houses of 1 story, 68 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 4 uninhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,183 pounds of homemade butter, 4,680 acres of land in farms, 4,153 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,982 bushels of potatoes, 924 chickens, 527 acres of improved land in farms, 420 bushels of turnips, 408 acres of farmland under crops, 212 tons of hay, 168 bushels of oats, 153 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 134 acres of hay crops, 131 swine, 106 occupants of farms, 100 acres of farmland in pasture, 99 farm occupants who own their land, 85 bushels of beans, 72 oxen, 66 milk cows, 52 sheep, 43 ducks, 41 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 40 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 36 acres of potatoes, 23 other cattle, 19 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 17 bushels of barley, 17 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 15 bushels of corn, 10 cattle killed or sold, 8 acres of oats, 8 swine slaughtered or sold, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 bushels of peas, 5 horses aged over 3 years, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of turnips, 4 geese, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034036— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5328245
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Dover,_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). "East Dover, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/east-dover-ns034036-1891/.