Fraser’s Mills, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Fraser’s Mills was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 737. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.523°N, 61.955°W.
Population
In 1891, Fraser’s Mills had a population of 737: 364 male and 373 female residents. Population density was 37.4 people per square mile.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Upper South River, 1881 (35.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Fraser’s Mills shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.50 |
| FAM NO | 113 |
| Number of families | 113 |
| Number of females | 373 |
| Number of males | 364 |
| Number of married females | 75 |
| Number of married males | 74 |
| Number of married persons | 149 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP F | 373 |
| POP M | 364 |
| POP TOT | 737 |
| Total population | 737 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 279 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 270 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 549 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 737 |
Buildings & housing (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 111 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 111 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 110 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 63 |
| Number of occupied houses | 111 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,911 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,001 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,398 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,174 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,365 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,366 |
| Acres of oats | 416 |
| Acres of potatoes | 155 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 62 |
| BAR AC | 24 |
| BAR BU | 278 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 278 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 909 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,365 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,198 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 642 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 440 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| BWT BU | 909 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 1,174 |
| HAY TONS | 1,678 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 293 |
| Number of chickens | 1,757 |
| Number of ducks | 41 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 137 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 245 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 50 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 114 |
| Number of milk cows | 517 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 140 |
| Number of other cattle | 662 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 1,462 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 793 |
| Number of swine | 116 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 137 |
| Number of turkeys | 15 |
| OAT AC | 416 |
| OAT BU | 6,365 |
| PEA BU | 13 |
| POT AC | 155 |
| POT BU | 12,198 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 9,970 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 199 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,596 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,460 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,678 |
| WHT AC | 62 |
| WHT FALL BU | 8 |
| WHT SP BU | 642 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 38 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 73 |
| BEN BU | 32 |
| BUTTER LB | 21,460 |
| CATTLE KS | 293 |
| CHEESE LB | 9,970 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 279 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 270 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 549 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 199 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 50 |
| DUCKS | 41 |
| FAMILIES | 113 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,596 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 245 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,757 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 114 |
| HOUSES | 111 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 110 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 63 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 111 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 75 |
| MD MALE | 74 |
| MD TOT | 149 |
| MILK COWS | 517 |
| NAME CD | Antigonish |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 137 |
| OC TOT | 140 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 662 |
| OTHERS | 737 |
| SHEEP | 1,462 |
| SHEEP KS | 793 |
| SUP AM | 7,365 |
| SUP FOR | 7,001 |
| SUP JV | 56 |
| SUP PAT | 3,911 |
| SUP SC | 3,398 |
| SUP TOT | 14,366 |
| SWINE | 116 |
| SWINE KS | 137 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 111 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 440 |
| TURKEY | 15 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS027005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS027005— 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). "Fraser’s Mills, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/fraser-s-mills-ns027005-1891/.