Garden of Eden, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Garden of Eden was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 831. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.406°N, 62.339°W.
Population
In 1891, Garden of Eden had a population of 831: 449 male and 382 female residents. Population density was 4.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 951 |
| 1891 | 831 |
| 1901 | 687 |
| 1911 | 287 |
| 1921 | 265 |
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 Sunnybrae, 1901 (40.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Garden of Eden, 1901 (59.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Garden of Eden shared boundaries with:
- Barney River
- Caledonia
- East River
- Forks
- French River
- Goshen
- Lochaber
- McLellans Mountain
- NO DATA
- NO DATA
- St. Joseph
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 143 |
| Number of families | 143 |
| Number of females | 382 |
| Number of males | 449 |
| Number of married females | 125 |
| Number of married males | 123 |
| Number of married persons | 248 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 382 |
| POP M | 449 |
| POP TOT | 831 |
| Total population | 831 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 235 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 319 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 554 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 831 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 138 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 138 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 46 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 92 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 138 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 19 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 32 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,062 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,931 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,950 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,693 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,044 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,975 |
| Acres of oats | 846 |
| Acres of potatoes | 174 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 56 |
| BAR AC | 19 |
| BAR BU | 218 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 218 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,823 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,309 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,585 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 508 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 289 |
| BWT BU | 1,823 |
| HAY AC | 2,693 |
| HAY TONS | 2,372 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 360 |
| Number of chickens | 1,848 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 146 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 43 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 44 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 217 |
| Number of milk cows | 727 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 147 |
| Number of other cattle | 893 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 1,707 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 955 |
| Number of swine | 70 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 219 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 846 |
| OAT BU | 10,309 |
| PEA BU | 4 |
| POT AC | 174 |
| POT BU | 16,585 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 7,145 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 176 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,764 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 40,495 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,372 |
| WHT AC | 56 |
| WHT SP BU | 508 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 55 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 34 |
| A 51 100 | 48 |
| BEN BU | 24 |
| BUTTER LB | 40,495 |
| CATTLE KS | 360 |
| CHEESE LB | 7,145 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 235 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 319 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 554 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 176 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 44 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 143 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,764 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 43 |
| GRA BU | 29 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,848 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 217 |
| HOUSES | 138 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 46 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 61 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 92 |
| HOUSES W | 138 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 125 |
| MD MALE | 123 |
| MD TOT | 248 |
| MILK COWS | 727 |
| NAME CD | Pictou |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 146 |
| OC TOT | 147 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 893 |
| OTHERS | 831 |
| SHEEP | 1,707 |
| SHEEP KS | 955 |
| SUP AM | 8,044 |
| SUP FOR | 17,931 |
| SUP JV | 32 |
| SUP PAT | 4,062 |
| SUP SC | 3,950 |
| SUP TOT | 25,975 |
| SWINE | 70 |
| SWINE KS | 219 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 138 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 289 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016015— 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). "Garden of Eden, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/garden-of-eden-ns039010-1891/.