Forks, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Forks was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 821. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.880°N, 64.285°W.
Population
In 1891, Forks had a population of 821: 430 male and 391 female residents. Population density was 9.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 720 |
| 1881 | 844 |
| 1881 | 944 |
| 1891 | 863 |
| 1891 | 821 |
| 1901 | 726 |
| 1911 | 556 |
| 1921 | 508 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Falmouth Forks, 1901 (88.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Windsor Forks, 1901 (11.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Forks shared boundaries with:
- Caledonia
- Chester
- Country Harbour
- Curry's Corner
- Falmouth
- Garden of Eden
- Gaspereau
- Goshen
- Indian Harbour
- Kentville
- New Ross
- NO DATA
- NO DATA
- Sherbrooke
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 131 |
| Number of families | 131 |
| Number of females | 391 |
| Number of males | 430 |
| Number of married females | 123 |
| Number of married males | 125 |
| Number of married persons | 248 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 391 |
| POP M | 430 |
| POP TOT | 821 |
| Total population | 821 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 242 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 302 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 544 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 821 |
Buildings & housing (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 131 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 131 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 127 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 79 |
| Number of occupied houses | 131 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 127 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,212 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 24,990 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,656 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,263 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,995 |
| Acres of land in farms | 28,985 |
| Acres of oats | 208 |
| Acres of potatoes | 112 |
| Acres of turnips | 33 |
| Acres of wheat | 14 |
| BAR AC | 12 |
| BAR BU | 271 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 271 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 167 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 349 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 138 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,876 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 79 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,114 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 259 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,323 |
| BWT BU | 349 |
| CRN BU | 138 |
| HAY AC | 1,263 |
| HAY TONS | 2,061 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 198 |
| Number of chickens | 1,160 |
| Number of ducks | 17 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 109 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 74 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 26 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 98 |
| Number of milk cows | 252 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 125 |
| Number of other cattle | 359 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 166 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 21 |
| Number of sheep | 679 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 443 |
| Number of swine | 136 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 189 |
| Number of turkeys | 24 |
| OAT AC | 208 |
| OAT BU | 6,876 |
| PEA BU | 79 |
| POT AC | 112 |
| POT BU | 11,114 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,143 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 56 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,375 |
| RYE BU | 54 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,061 |
| WHT AC | 14 |
| WHT SP BU | 259 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 30 |
| A 11 50 | 26 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 19 |
| BEN BU | 167 |
| BUTTER LB | 25,375 |
| CATTLE KS | 198 |
| CHEESE LB | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 242 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 302 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 544 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,143 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 26 |
| DUCKS | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 131 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 56 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 74 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,160 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 98 |
| HOUSES | 131 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 127 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 79 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 131 |
| INF 11 A | 21 |
| MD FEM | 123 |
| MD MALE | 125 |
| MD TOT | 248 |
| MILK COWS | 252 |
| NAME CD | Hants |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 109 |
| OC TOT | 125 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 359 |
| OTHERS | 821 |
| SHEEP | 679 |
| SHEEP KS | 443 |
| SUP AM | 3,995 |
| SUP FOR | 24,990 |
| SUP JV | 127 |
| SUP PAT | 1,212 |
| SUP SC | 2,656 |
| SUP TOT | 28,985 |
| SWINE | 136 |
| SWINE KS | 189 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 131 |
| TUR AC | 33 |
| TUR BU | 8,323 |
| TURKEY | 24 |
| WID FEM | 26 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 166 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010006_1871— 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). "Forks, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/forks-ns035007-1891/.