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 density was 31.4 people per square mile.
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 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 172 |
| Number of families | 172 |
| Number of females | 512 |
| Number of males | 543 |
| Number of married females | 141 |
| Number of married males | 142 |
| Number of married persons | 283 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP F | 512 |
| POP M | 543 |
| POP TOT | 1,055 |
| Total population | 1,055 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 328 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 384 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 712 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,055 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 172 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 172 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 168 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 172 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 62 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,163 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,337 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,135 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,999 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,325 |
| Acres of land in farms | 28,662 |
| Acres of oats | 903 |
| Acres of potatoes | 184 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 6 |
| BAR AC | 62 |
| BAR BU | 834 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 834 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,047 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,484 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,634 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 91 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 157 |
| BWT BU | 1,047 |
| HAY AC | 1,999 |
| HAY TONS | 2,667 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 371 |
| Number of chickens | 1,628 |
| Number of ducks | 21 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 158 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 19 |
| Number of geese | 82 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 95 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 243 |
| Number of milk cows | 903 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 177 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,036 |
| Number of oxen | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 17 |
| Number of sheep | 1,970 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 877 |
| Number of swine | 206 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 231 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 903 |
| OAT BU | 11,484 |
| PEA BU | 3 |
| POT AC | 184 |
| POT BU | 20,634 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 22,180 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 596 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,338 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 52,487 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,667 |
| WHT AC | 6 |
| WHT SP BU | 91 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 80 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 33 |
| A 51 100 | 39 |
| BUTTER LB | 52,487 |
| CATTLE KS | 371 |
| CHEESE LB | 22,180 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 328 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 384 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 712 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 596 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 95 |
| DUCKS | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 172 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,338 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 82 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,628 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 243 |
| HOUSES | 172 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 33 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 168 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 73 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 172 |
| INF 11 A | 17 |
| MD FEM | 141 |
| MD MALE | 142 |
| MD TOT | 283 |
| MILK COWS | 903 |
| NAME CD | Inverness |
| OC F | 19 |
| OC P | 158 |
| OC TOT | 177 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,036 |
| OTHERS | 1,055 |
| SHEEP | 1,970 |
| SHEEP KS | 877 |
| SUP AM | 11,325 |
| SUP FOR | 17,337 |
| SUP JV | 27 |
| SUP PAT | 5,163 |
| SUP SC | 6,135 |
| SUP TOT | 28,662 |
| SWINE | 206 |
| SWINE KS | 231 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 172 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 157 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| WID FEM | 43 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
| WORKING OX | 32 |
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/.