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 density was 14.8 people per square mile.
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 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 193 |
| Number of families | 193 |
| Number of females | 473 |
| Number of males | 523 |
| Number of married females | 160 |
| Number of married males | 159 |
| Number of married persons | 319 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP F | 473 |
| POP M | 523 |
| POP TOT | 996 |
| Total population | 996 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 282 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 334 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 616 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 996 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 192 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 192 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 180 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 109 |
| Number of occupied houses | 193 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 69 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 299 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,968 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,075 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,051 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,699 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,318 |
| Acres of land in farms | 30,393 |
| Acres of oats | 435 |
| Acres of potatoes | 249 |
| Acres of turnips | 31 |
| Acres of wheat | 19 |
| BAR AC | 69 |
| BAR BU | 1,224 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,224 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 207 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,377 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 109 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,514 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,125 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 209 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 208 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,293 |
| BWT BU | 1,377 |
| CRN BU | 109 |
| HAY AC | 2,699 |
| HAY TONS | 2,414 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 122 |
| Number of chickens | 2,549 |
| Number of ducks | 107 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 159 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 270 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 54 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 199 |
| Number of milk cows | 364 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 176 |
| Number of other cattle | 620 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 190 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 28 |
| Number of sheep | 1,269 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 836 |
| Number of swine | 139 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 293 |
| Number of turkeys | 220 |
| OAT AC | 435 |
| OAT BU | 7,514 |
| PEA BU | 87 |
| POT AC | 249 |
| POT BU | 24,125 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,070 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,627 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,549 |
| RYE BU | 209 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,414 |
| WHT AC | 19 |
| WHT SP BU | 208 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 57 |
| A 11 50 | 24 |
| A 201 PL | 41 |
| A 51 100 | 26 |
| BEN BU | 207 |
| BUTTER LB | 29,549 |
| CATTLE KS | 122 |
| CHEESE LB | 150 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 282 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 334 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 616 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,070 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 54 |
| DUCKS | 107 |
| FAMILIES | 193 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,627 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 270 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,549 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 199 |
| HOUSES | 192 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 180 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 109 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 192 |
| INF 11 A | 28 |
| MD FEM | 160 |
| MD MALE | 159 |
| MD TOT | 319 |
| MILK COWS | 364 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 159 |
| OC TOT | 176 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 620 |
| OTHERS | 996 |
| SHEEP | 1,269 |
| SHEEP KS | 836 |
| SUP AM | 13,318 |
| SUP FOR | 17,075 |
| SUP JV | 299 |
| SUP PAT | 8,968 |
| SUP SC | 4,051 |
| SUP TOT | 30,393 |
| SWINE | 139 |
| SWINE KS | 293 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 193 |
| TUR AC | 31 |
| TUR BU | 9,293 |
| TURKEY | 220 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 31 |
| WID MALE | 30 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
| WORKING OX | 190 |
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/.