Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Eastern Passage was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 936. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5330374. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.617°N, 63.477°W.
Population
In 1891, Eastern Passage had a population of 936: 476 male and 460 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 818 |
| 1881 | 892 |
| 1891 | 936 |
| 1901 | 1,020 |
| 1911 | 950 |
| 1921 | 1,050 |
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, Eastern Passage 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 936 total population, 476 males, 460 females, 293 married persons, 174 families, 147 married males, 146 married females, 36 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 607 single persons under 18, 313 single males under 18, 294 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 936 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 164 houses, 164 houses built of wood, 164 houses of 2 stories, 164 occupied houses, 45 houses of 3 rooms, 45 houses of 4 rooms, 31 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 26 houses of 2 rooms, 15 houses of 5 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,175 pounds of homemade butter, 6,118 bushels of turnips, 5,743 acres of land in farms, 5,085 bushels of potatoes, 3,830 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,702 chickens, 1,913 acres of improved land in farms, 1,842 bushels of oats, 1,051 tons of hay, 1,001 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 967 acres of farmland under crops, 899 acres of farmland in pasture, 598 bushels of barley, 532 bushels of peas, 488 acres of hay crops, 373 sheep, 164 milk cows, 148 occupants of farms, 145 bushels of beans, 140 ducks, 137 other cattle, 133 farm occupants who own their land, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 98 horses aged over 3 years, 87 swine, 85 oxen, 77 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 76 acres of potatoes, 62 acres of oats, 61 acres of turnips, 47 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 42 swine slaughtered or sold, 39 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 38 cattle killed or sold, 30 geese, 24 sheep slaughtered or sold, 22 acres of barley, 22 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 21 horses aged 3 years and under, 20 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 15 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 bushels of buckwheat, 7 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 4 other fowl, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034031— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5330374
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Passage,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Passage
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). "Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/eastern-passage-ns034031-1891/.