Falmouth, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Falmouth was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 829. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q291134. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.990°N, 64.237°W.
Population
In 1891, Falmouth had a population of 829: 409 male and 420 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,598 |
| 1881 | 903 |
| 1891 | 829 |
| 1901 | 925 |
| 1911 | 914 |
| 1921 | 975 |
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, Falmouth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 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 | 168 |
| Number of families | 168 |
| Number of females | 420 |
| Number of males | 409 |
| Number of married females | 145 |
| Number of married males | 145 |
| Number of married persons | 290 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 420 |
| POP M | 409 |
| POP TOT | 829 |
| Total population | 829 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 247 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 257 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 504 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 829 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 159 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 159 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 144 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 108 |
| Number of occupied houses | 159 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 35 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 309 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,842 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,817 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,614 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,241 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,765 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,582 |
| Acres of oats | 321 |
| Acres of potatoes | 177 |
| Acres of turnips | 54 |
| Acres of wheat | 30 |
| BAR AC | 35 |
| BAR BU | 661 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 661 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 141 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 285 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 131 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,720 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,632 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 461 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,942 |
| BWT BU | 285 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 40 |
| CRN BU | 131 |
| HAY AC | 2,241 |
| HAY TONS | 2,982 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 151 |
| Number of chickens | 1,693 |
| Number of ducks | 27 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 146 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 22 |
| Number of geese | 65 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 61 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 168 |
| Number of milk cows | 325 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 168 |
| Number of other cattle | 497 |
| Number of oxen | 90 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 63 |
| Number of sheep | 385 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 181 |
| Number of swine | 134 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 176 |
| Number of turkeys | 106 |
| OAT AC | 321 |
| OAT BU | 8,720 |
| PEA BU | 88 |
| POT AC | 177 |
| POT BU | 18,632 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,396 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 23,622 |
| RYE BU | 15 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,982 |
| WHT AC | 30 |
| WHT SP BU | 461 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 33 |
| A 11 50 | 36 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 18 |
| BEN BU | 141 |
| BUTTER LB | 23,622 |
| CATTLE KS | 151 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 247 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 257 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 504 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 200 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 61 |
| DUCKS | 27 |
| FAMILIES | 168 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,396 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 65 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,693 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 168 |
| HOUSES | 159 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 144 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 108 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 159 |
| INF 11 A | 63 |
| MD FEM | 145 |
| MD MALE | 145 |
| MD TOT | 290 |
| MILK COWS | 325 |
| NAME CD | Hants |
| OC F | 22 |
| OC P | 146 |
| OC TOT | 168 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 497 |
| OTHERS | 829 |
| SHEEP | 385 |
| SHEEP KS | 181 |
| SILOS | 40 |
| SUP AM | 6,765 |
| SUP FOR | 7,817 |
| SUP JV | 309 |
| SUP PAT | 2,842 |
| SUP SC | 3,614 |
| SUP TOT | 14,582 |
| SWINE | 134 |
| SWINE KS | 176 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 159 |
| TUR AC | 54 |
| TUR BU | 13,942 |
| TURKEY | 106 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
| WORKING OX | 90 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q291134
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). "Falmouth, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/falmouth-ns035005-1891/.