Glencoe, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Glencoe was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,055. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.981°N, 61.361°W.
Population
In 1891, Glencoe had a population of 1,055: 543 male and 512 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,216 |
| 1891 | 1,055 |
| 1901 | 1,118 |
| 1911 | 903 |
| 1921 | 757 |
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, Glencoe shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,055 total population, 543 males, 512 females, 283 married persons, 172 families, 142 married males, 141 married females, 60 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 712 single persons under 18, 384 single males under 18, 328 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,055 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 172 houses, 172 houses built of wood, 172 occupied houses, 168 houses of 1 story, 73 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 33 houses of 4 rooms, 26 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 52,487 pounds of homemade butter, 28,662 acres of land in farms, 22,180 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 20,634 bushels of potatoes, 17,337 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,484 bushels of oats, 11,325 acres of improved land in farms, 6,135 acres of farmland under crops, 5,338 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 5,163 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,667 tons of hay, 1,999 acres of hay crops, 1,970 sheep, 1,628 chickens, 1,047 bushels of buckwheat, 1,036 other cattle, 903 acres of oats, 903 milk cows, 877 sheep slaughtered or sold, 834 bushels of barley, 596 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 371 cattle killed or sold, 243 horses aged over 3 years, 231 swine slaughtered or sold, 206 swine, 184 acres of potatoes, 177 occupants of farms, 158 farm occupants who own their land, 157 bushels of turnips, 95 horses aged 3 years and under, 91 bushels of spring wheat, 82 geese, 80 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 62 acres of barley, 39 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 33 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 32 oxen, 27 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 21 ducks, 19 farm occupants who rent their land, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 acres of turnips, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 acres of wheat, 3 bushels of peas, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013004— 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). "Glencoe, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/glencoe-ns036003-1891/.