Five Islands, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Five Islands was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 763. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1421569. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.470°N, 64.034°W.
Population
In 1891, Five Islands had a population of 763: 418 male and 345 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 769 |
| 1891 | 763 |
| 1901 | 762 |
| 1911 | 615 |
| 1921 | 524 |
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, Five Islands 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 763 total population, 418 males, 345 females, 268 married persons, 151 families, 134 married females, 134 married males, 38 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 457 single persons under 18, 267 single males under 18, 190 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 763 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 147 houses, 147 houses built of wood, 147 occupied houses, 136 houses of 1 story, 83 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 26 houses of 5 rooms, 21 houses of 4 rooms, 11 houses of 2 stories, 10 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 23,402 acres of land in farms, 19,286 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,180 bushels of potatoes, 14,190 pounds of homemade butter, 4,116 acres of improved land in farms, 2,816 bushels of oats, 2,623 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,251 acres of farmland under crops, 2,219 bushels of turnips, 1,832 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,491 bushels of buckwheat, 1,478 acres of hay crops, 1,401 tons of hay, 1,338 chickens, 735 sheep, 402 bushels of barley, 378 other cattle, 372 turkeys, 328 sheep slaughtered or sold, 324 geese, 244 milk cows, 156 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 148 cattle killed or sold, 148 horses aged over 3 years, 142 occupants of farms, 137 farm occupants who own their land, 136 acres of potatoes, 134 acres of oats, 121 swine slaughtered or sold, 104 ducks, 80 swine, 60 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 49 bushels of spring wheat, 46 oxen, 37 horses aged 3 years and under, 34 bushels of beans, 33 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 30 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 28 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 28 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 28 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 28 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 23 acres of barley, 9 acres of turnips, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 acres of wheat, 3 bushels of peas, 1 bushels of corn, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS029007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1421569
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Islands,_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). "Five Islands, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/five-islands-ns029007-1891/.