Fraser's Mountain & Churchville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Fraser's Mountain & Churchville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,441. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.548°N, 62.618°W.
Population
In 1891, Fraser's Mountain & Churchville had a population of 1,441: 739 male and 702 female residents. Population density was 56.1 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Churchville, 1901 (63.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Trenton, T-V, 1901 (36.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Fraser's Mountain & Churchville shared boundaries with:
- East River
- Hopewell & Lorne
- Little Harbour
- McLellans Mountain
- New Glasgow, Town—Ville
- Pictou Island & Fisher's Grant
- Stellarton (part)
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 291 |
| Number of families | 291 |
| Number of females | 702 |
| Number of males | 739 |
| Number of married females | 230 |
| Number of married males | 233 |
| Number of married persons | 463 |
| Number of widowed females | 52 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 73 |
| POP F | 702 |
| POP M | 739 |
| POP TOT | 1,441 |
| Total population | 1,441 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 420 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 485 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 905 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,440 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 291 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 285 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 280 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 148 |
| Number of occupied houses | 291 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 87 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 41 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,462 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,965 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,760 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,736 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,263 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,228 |
| Acres of oats | 751 |
| Acres of potatoes | 131 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 129 |
| BAR AC | 87 |
| BAR BU | 1,279 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,279 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 564 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,055 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 217 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,087 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,654 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,975 |
| BWT BU | 564 |
| CRN BU | 22 |
| HAY AC | 1,736 |
| HAY TONS | 1,685 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 161 |
| Number of chickens | 2,848 |
| Number of ducks | 22 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 156 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 20 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 71 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 231 |
| Number of milk cows | 562 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 157 |
| Number of other cattle | 410 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 11 |
| Number of sheep | 1,149 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 609 |
| Number of swine | 57 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 159 |
| Number of turkeys | 63 |
| OAT AC | 751 |
| OAT BU | 10,055 |
| PEA BU | 217 |
| POT AC | 131 |
| POT BU | 15,087 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,556 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,670 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 32,769 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,685 |
| WHT AC | 129 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,654 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 21 |
| A 11 50 | 53 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 69 |
| BEN BU | 60 |
| BUTTER LB | 32,769 |
| CATTLE KS | 161 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,556 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 420 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 485 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 905 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,670 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 71 |
| DUCKS | 22 |
| FAMILIES | 291 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 20 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,848 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 231 |
| HOUSES | 291 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 63 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 56 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 280 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 148 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 285 |
| INF 11 A | 11 |
| MD FEM | 230 |
| MD MALE | 233 |
| MD TOT | 463 |
| MILK COWS | 562 |
| NAME CD | Pictou |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 156 |
| OC TOT | 157 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 410 |
| OTHERS | 1,440 |
| SHEEP | 1,149 |
| SHEEP KS | 609 |
| SUP AM | 8,263 |
| SUP FOR | 3,965 |
| SUP JV | 41 |
| SUP PAT | 3,462 |
| SUP SC | 4,760 |
| SUP TOT | 12,228 |
| SWINE | 57 |
| SWINE KS | 159 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 291 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 2,975 |
| TURKEY | 63 |
| WID FEM | 52 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 73 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS039008— 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 Mountain & Churchville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/fraser-s-mountain-churchville-ns039008-1891/.