Eel Brook, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Eel Brook was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 499. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.833°N, 65.827°W.
Population
In 1891, Eel Brook had a population of 499: 232 male and 267 female residents. Population density was 16.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 499 |
| 1901 | 770 |
| 1911 | 723 |
| 1921 | 573 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Argyle, 1881 (45.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Eel Brook shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 134 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.80 |
| FAM NO | 73 |
| Number of families | 73 |
| Number of females | 267 |
| Number of males | 232 |
| Number of married females | 72 |
| Number of married males | 71 |
| Number of married persons | 143 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| POP F | 267 |
| POP M | 232 |
| POP TOT | 499 |
| Total population | 499 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 180 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 153 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 333 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 480 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 19 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 72 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 72 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 45 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 72 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (44 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 270 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,127 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 584 |
| Acres of hay crops | 251 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 871 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,998 |
| Acres of oats | 2 |
| Acres of potatoes | 46 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,030 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 530 |
| HAY AC | 251 |
| HAY TONS | 357 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 24 |
| Number of chickens | 648 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 66 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 4 |
| Number of milk cows | 84 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 71 |
| Number of other cattle | 68 |
| Number of oxen | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 16 |
| Number of sheep | 149 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 46 |
| Number of swine | 41 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 47 |
| OAT AC | 2 |
| OAT BU | 47 |
| PEA BU | 14 |
| POT AC | 46 |
| POT BU | 5,030 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 101 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 308 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,506 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 357 |
Other recorded variables (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 22 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,506 |
| CATTLE KS | 24 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 180 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 153 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 333 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 101 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 73 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 308 |
| FRN CA | 480 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 648 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 4 |
| HOUSES | 72 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 45 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 47 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 27 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 72 |
| INF 11 A | 16 |
| MD FEM | 72 |
| MD MALE | 71 |
| MD TOT | 143 |
| MILK COWS | 84 |
| NAME CD | Yarmouth |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 66 |
| OC TOT | 71 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 68 |
| OTHERS | 19 |
| SHEEP | 149 |
| SHEEP KS | 46 |
| SUP AM | 871 |
| SUP FOR | 2,127 |
| SUP JV | 17 |
| SUP PAT | 270 |
| SUP SC | 584 |
| SUP TOT | 2,998 |
| SWINE | 41 |
| SWINE KS | 47 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 72 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 530 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 23 |
| WORKING OX | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021007_1891— 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). "Eel Brook, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/eel-brook-ns044008-1891/.