Englishtown, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Englishtown was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 515. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.295°N, 60.502°W.
Population
In 1891, Englishtown had a population of 515: 265 male and 250 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 524 |
| 1881 | 585 |
| 1891 | 515 |
| 1901 | 359 |
| 1911 | 372 |
| 1921 | 278 |
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, Englishtown 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 515 total population, 265 males, 250 females, 125 married persons, 77 families, 63 married females, 62 married males, 19 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 6.70 average size of families, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 371 single persons under 18, 197 single males under 18, 174 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 515 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 77 houses, 77 houses built of wood, 77 occupied houses, 72 houses of 1 story, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 18 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 4 rooms, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 1 room, 5 houses of 2 stories, 4 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,331 acres of land in farms, 8,675 pounds of homemade butter, 6,705 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,768 bushels of potatoes, 2,626 acres of improved land in farms, 1,783 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,431 acres of farmland under crops, 1,289 bushels of oats, 1,187 acres of farmland in pasture, 583 chickens, 526 sheep, 514 acres of hay crops, 415 tons of hay, 288 sheep slaughtered or sold, 209 bushels of barley, 187 milk cows, 149 acres of oats, 126 other cattle, 88 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 81 occupants of farms, 76 farm occupants who own their land, 65 cattle killed or sold, 65 swine slaughtered or sold, 53 swine, 48 acres of potatoes, 43 horses aged over 3 years, 35 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 23 oxen, 23 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 18 acres of barley, 18 bushels of turnips, 13 ducks, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 other fowl, 9 turkeys, 8 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 8 geese, 8 horses aged 3 years and under, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020008_1881— 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). "Englishtown, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/englishtown-ns043006-1891/.