Goshen, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Goshen was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 421. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.352°N, 62.015°W.
Population
In 1891, Goshen had a population of 421: 224 male and 197 female residents. Population density was 9.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 467 |
| 1891 | 421 |
| 1901 | 390 |
| 1911 | 337 |
| 1921 | 292 |
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, Goshen shared boundaries with:
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 | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 74 |
| Number of families | 74 |
| Number of females | 197 |
| Number of males | 224 |
| Number of married females | 71 |
| Number of married males | 71 |
| Number of married persons | 142 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 7 |
| POP F | 197 |
| POP M | 224 |
| POP TOT | 421 |
| Total population | 421 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 121 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 151 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 272 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 421 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 74 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 74 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 74 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 31 |
| Number of occupied houses | 74 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,149 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,939 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 928 |
| Acres of hay crops | 579 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,093 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,032 |
| Acres of oats | 230 |
| Acres of potatoes | 71 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 14 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 30 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 846 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,917 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,317 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 136 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 150 |
| BWT BU | 846 |
| HAY AC | 579 |
| HAY TONS | 913 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 172 |
| Number of chickens | 1,013 |
| Number of ducks | 11 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 73 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 83 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 16 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 94 |
| Number of milk cows | 319 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 76 |
| Number of other cattle | 349 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 879 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 336 |
| Number of swine | 137 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 119 |
| Number of turkeys | 7 |
| OAT AC | 230 |
| OAT BU | 2,917 |
| PEA BU | 2 |
| POT AC | 71 |
| POT BU | 7,317 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,605 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 56 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,114 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,177 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 913 |
| WHT AC | 14 |
| WHT SP BU | 136 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 33 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 21 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,177 |
| CATTLE KS | 172 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,605 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 121 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 151 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 272 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 56 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 16 |
| DUCKS | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 74 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,114 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 83 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,013 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 94 |
| HOUSES | 74 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 74 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 74 |
| INF 11 A | 5 |
| MD FEM | 71 |
| MD MALE | 71 |
| MD TOT | 142 |
| MILK COWS | 319 |
| NAME CD | Guysborough |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 73 |
| OC TOT | 76 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 349 |
| OTHERS | 421 |
| SHEEP | 879 |
| SHEEP KS | 336 |
| SUP AM | 2,093 |
| SUP FOR | 9,939 |
| SUP JV | 16 |
| SUP PAT | 1,149 |
| SUP SC | 928 |
| SUP TOT | 12,032 |
| SWINE | 137 |
| SWINE KS | 119 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 74 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 150 |
| TURKEY | 7 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 2 |
| WID TOT | 7 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS032008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010007_1881— 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). "Goshen, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/goshen-ns032008-1891/.