Gaspereau, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Gaspereau was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 996. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.003°N, 64.375°W.
Population
In 1891, Gaspereau had a population of 996: 523 male and 473 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,200 |
| 1881 | 1,217 |
| 1891 | 996 |
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, Gaspereau shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 996 total population, 523 males, 473 females, 319 married persons, 193 families, 160 married females, 159 married males, 61 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 616 single persons under 18, 334 single males under 18, 282 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 996 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 193 occupied houses, 192 houses, 192 houses built of wood, 180 houses of 1 story, 109 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 35 houses of 5 rooms, 27 houses of 4 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 14 houses of 3 rooms, 12 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 30,393 acres of land in farms, 29,549 pounds of homemade butter, 24,125 bushels of potatoes, 17,075 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,318 acres of improved land in farms, 9,293 bushels of turnips, 8,968 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,514 bushels of oats, 4,051 acres of farmland under crops, 3,627 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,699 acres of hay crops, 2,549 chickens, 2,414 tons of hay, 1,377 bushels of buckwheat, 1,269 sheep, 1,224 bushels of barley, 1,070 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 836 sheep slaughtered or sold, 620 other cattle, 435 acres of oats, 364 milk cows, 299 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 293 swine slaughtered or sold, 270 geese, 249 acres of potatoes, 220 turkeys, 209 bushels of rye, 208 bushels of spring wheat, 207 bushels of beans, 199 horses aged over 3 years, 190 oxen, 176 occupants of farms, 159 farm occupants who own their land, 150 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 139 swine, 122 cattle killed or sold, 109 bushels of corn, 107 ducks, 87 bushels of peas, 69 acres of barley, 57 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 54 horses aged 3 years and under, 41 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 31 acres of turnips, 28 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 26 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 24 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 19 acres of wheat, 16 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 other fowl, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS037007— 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). "Gaspereau, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/gaspereau-ns037007-1891/.