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 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 66 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 499 total population, 267 females, 232 males, 143 married persons, 73 families, 72 married females, 71 married males, 23 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 6.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 333 single persons under 18, 180 single females under 18, 153 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 480 French Canadians, 19 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 72 houses, 72 houses built of wood, 72 occupied houses, 47 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 45 houses of 1 story, 27 houses of 2 stories, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of 3 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,506 pounds of homemade butter, 5,030 bushels of potatoes, 2,998 acres of land in farms, 2,127 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 871 acres of improved land in farms, 648 chickens, 584 acres of farmland under crops, 530 bushels of turnips, 357 tons of hay, 308 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 270 acres of farmland in pasture, 251 acres of hay crops, 149 sheep, 101 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 84 milk cows, 71 occupants of farms, 68 other cattle, 66 farm occupants who own their land, 47 bushels of oats, 47 swine slaughtered or sold, 46 acres of potatoes, 46 sheep slaughtered or sold, 44 oxen, 41 swine, 30 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 24 cattle killed or sold, 22 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 17 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 ducks, 14 bushels of peas, 6 bushels of beans, 5 acres of turnips, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 horses aged over 3 years, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 acres of oats. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.