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 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 829 total population, 420 females, 409 males, 290 married persons, 168 families, 145 married females, 145 married males, 35 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 504 single persons under 18, 257 single males under 18, 247 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 829 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 159 houses, 159 houses built of wood, 159 occupied houses, 144 houses of 1 story, 108 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 15 houses of 2 stories, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 4 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 23,622 pounds of homemade butter, 18,632 bushels of potatoes, 14,582 acres of land in farms, 13,942 bushels of turnips, 8,720 bushels of oats, 7,817 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,765 acres of improved land in farms, 3,614 acres of farmland under crops, 2,982 tons of hay, 2,842 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,241 acres of hay crops, 1,693 chickens, 1,396 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 661 bushels of barley, 497 other cattle, 461 bushels of spring wheat, 385 sheep, 325 milk cows, 321 acres of oats, 309 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 285 bushels of buckwheat, 200 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 181 sheep slaughtered or sold, 177 acres of potatoes, 176 swine slaughtered or sold, 168 horses aged over 3 years, 168 occupants of farms, 151 cattle killed or sold, 146 farm occupants who own their land, 141 bushels of beans, 134 swine, 131 bushels of corn, 106 turkeys, 90 oxen, 88 bushels of peas, 65 geese, 63 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 61 horses aged 3 years and under, 54 acres of turnips, Capacity of silos (tons): 40, 36 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 35 acres of barley, 33 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 acres of wheat, 27 ducks, 22 farm occupants who rent their land, 18 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 bushels of rye, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012003_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q291134
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falmouth,_Nova_Scotia
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/.