Framboise, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Framboise was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 656. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3080420. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.720°N, 60.397°W.
Population
In 1891, Framboise had a population of 656: 346 male and 310 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 538 |
| 1891 | 656 |
| 1901 | 595 |
| 1911 | 612 |
| 1921 | 471 |
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, Framboise shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 656 total population, 346 males, 310 females, 189 married persons, 103 families, 95 married males, 94 married females, 29 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 6.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 438 single persons under 18, 244 single males under 18, 194 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 656 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 102 occupied houses, 100 houses, 100 houses built of wood, 99 houses of 1 story, 39 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,275 acres of land in farms, 9,697 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,086 pounds of homemade butter, 3,787 bushels of potatoes, 2,191 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,578 acres of improved land in farms, 1,202 bushels of oats, 979 sheep, 840 acres of farmland under crops, 734 acres of farmland in pasture, 530 chickens, 395 tons of hay, 346 acres of hay crops, 334 milk cows, 276 other cattle, 222 sheep slaughtered or sold, 136 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 132 acres of oats, 113 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 109 farm occupants who own their land, 109 occupants of farms, 106 cattle killed or sold, 83 horses aged over 3 years, 71 swine slaughtered or sold, 61 acres of potatoes, 52 swine, 48 ducks, 32 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 30 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 bushels of turnips, 24 geese, 23 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 19 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 15 bushels of barley, 14 horses aged 3 years and under, 7 oxen, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1 acres of barley. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3080420
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framboise,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framboise_(Cap-Breton)
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). "Framboise, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/framboise-ns041005-1891/.