Exchange Building, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Exchange Building was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,525. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.834°N, 66.118°W.
Population
In 1891, Exchange Building had a population of 1,525: 709 male and 816 female residents. Population density was 7057.2 people per square mile.
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 Yarmouth, 1881 (2.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Yarmouth, T-V, 1901 (4.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Exchange Building shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 140 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 310 |
| Number of families | 310 |
| Number of females | 816 |
| Number of males | 709 |
| Number of married females | 264 |
| Number of married males | 262 |
| Number of married persons | 526 |
| Number of widowed females | 73 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 84 |
| POP F | 816 |
| POP M | 709 |
| POP TOT | 1,525 |
| Total population | 1,525 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 479 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 436 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 915 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 271 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,254 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 277 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 277 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 173 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 100 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 188 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 279 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (43 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 665 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,658 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 272 |
| Acres of hay crops | 154 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 963 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,621 |
| Acres of potatoes | 4 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 407 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 327 |
| HAY AC | 154 |
| HAY TONS | 231 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 12 |
| Number of chickens | 1,281 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 66 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 50 |
| Number of milk cows | 82 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 70 |
| Number of other cattle | 21 |
| Number of oxen | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 52 |
| Number of sheep | 13 |
| Number of swine | 39 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 31 |
| OAT BU | 6 |
| PEA BU | 23 |
| POT AC | 4 |
| POT BU | 407 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 185 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 24 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 25 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,667 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 231 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| BEN BU | 24 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,667 |
| CATTLE KS | 12 |
| CHEESE LB | 185 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 479 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 436 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 915 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 24 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 310 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 25 |
| FRN CA | 271 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,281 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 50 |
| HOUSES | 277 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 173 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 188 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 100 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 277 |
| INF 11 A | 52 |
| MD FEM | 264 |
| MD MALE | 262 |
| MD TOT | 526 |
| MILK COWS | 82 |
| NAME CD | Yarmouth |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 66 |
| OC TOT | 70 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 21 |
| OTHERS | 1,254 |
| SHEEP | 13 |
| SUP AM | 963 |
| SUP FOR | 3,658 |
| SUP JV | 26 |
| SUP PAT | 665 |
| SUP SC | 272 |
| SUP TOT | 4,621 |
| SWINE | 39 |
| SWINE KS | 31 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 279 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 327 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 73 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 84 |
| WORKING OX | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS044009— 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). "Exchange Building, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/exchange-building-ns044009-1891/.