Economy, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Economy was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,106. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.455°N, 63.892°W.
Population
In 1891, Economy had a population of 1,106: 554 male and 552 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,331 |
| 1891 | 1,106 |
| 1901 | 820 |
| 1911 | 685 |
| 1921 | 675 |
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, Economy shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,106 total population, 554 males, 552 females, 367 married persons, 205 families, 184 married females, 183 married males, 40 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 699 single persons under 18, 358 single males under 18, 341 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,105 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 204 houses, 204 houses built of wood, 204 occupied houses, 183 houses of 1 story, 123 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 21 houses of 2 stories, 21 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 24,871 pounds of homemade butter, 22,439 bushels of potatoes, 19,987 acres of land in farms, 13,552 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,435 acres of improved land in farms, 4,519 bushels of oats, 3,797 acres of farmland under crops, 3,294 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,592 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,199 tons of hay, 2,125 bushels of turnips, 2,039 acres of hay crops, 1,937 chickens, 1,406 bushels of buckwheat, 1,091 sheep, 746 bushels of barley, 723 other cattle, 589 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 560 sheep slaughtered or sold, 445 milk cows, 323 bushels of spring wheat, 315 cattle killed or sold, 276 acres of oats, 230 geese, 220 swine slaughtered or sold, 218 bushels of beans, 216 turkeys, 209 horses aged over 3 years, 191 occupants of farms, 186 acres of potatoes, 177 farm occupants who own their land, 126 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 76 swine, 60 bushels of rye, 54 horses aged 3 years and under, 53 acres of barley, 49 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 48 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 46 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 41 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 34 oxen, 32 bushels of peas, 31 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 acres of wheat, 23 ducks, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 acres of turnips, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007006— 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). "Economy, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/economy-ns029006-1891/.