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 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 density was 8.7 people per square mile.
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 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 151 |
| Number of families | 151 |
| Number of females | 345 |
| Number of males | 418 |
| Number of married females | 134 |
| Number of married males | 134 |
| Number of married persons | 268 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| POP F | 345 |
| POP M | 418 |
| POP TOT | 763 |
| Total population | 763 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 190 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 267 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 457 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 763 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 147 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 147 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 136 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 147 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 33 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,832 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,286 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,251 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,478 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,116 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,402 |
| Acres of oats | 134 |
| Acres of potatoes | 136 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 4 |
| BAR AC | 23 |
| BAR BU | 402 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 402 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,491 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,816 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,180 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,219 |
| BWT BU | 1,491 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 1,478 |
| HAY TONS | 1,401 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 148 |
| Number of chickens | 1,338 |
| Number of ducks | 104 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 137 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 324 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 37 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 148 |
| Number of milk cows | 244 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 142 |
| Number of other cattle | 378 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 28 |
| Number of sheep | 735 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 328 |
| Number of swine | 80 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 121 |
| Number of turkeys | 372 |
| OAT AC | 134 |
| OAT BU | 2,816 |
| PEA BU | 3 |
| POT AC | 136 |
| POT BU | 17,180 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 156 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,623 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,190 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,401 |
| WHT AC | 4 |
| WHT SP BU | 49 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 30 |
| A 11 50 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 28 |
| BEN BU | 34 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,190 |
| CATTLE KS | 148 |
| CHEESE LB | 60 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 190 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 267 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 457 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 156 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 37 |
| DUCKS | 104 |
| FAMILIES | 151 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,623 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 324 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,338 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 148 |
| HOUSES | 147 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 136 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 83 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 147 |
| INF 11 A | 28 |
| MD FEM | 134 |
| MD MALE | 134 |
| MD TOT | 268 |
| MILK COWS | 244 |
| NAME CD | Colchester |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 137 |
| OC TOT | 142 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 378 |
| OTHERS | 763 |
| SHEEP | 735 |
| SHEEP KS | 328 |
| SUP AM | 4,116 |
| SUP FOR | 19,286 |
| SUP JV | 33 |
| SUP PAT | 1,832 |
| SUP SC | 2,251 |
| SUP TOT | 23,402 |
| SWINE | 80 |
| SWINE KS | 121 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 147 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 2,219 |
| TURKEY | 372 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 38 |
| WORKING OX | 46 |
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: 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). "Five Islands, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/five-islands-ns029007-1891/.