Green Hill, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Green Hill was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 757. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.610°N, 62.814°W.
Population
In 1891, Green Hill had a population of 757: 379 male and 378 female residents. Population density was 29.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 888 |
| 1881 | 858 |
| 1891 | 757 |
| 1901 | 635 |
| 1911 | 497 |
| 1921 | 480 |
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, Green Hill 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 | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 153 |
| Number of families | 153 |
| Number of females | 378 |
| Number of males | 379 |
| Number of married females | 118 |
| Number of married males | 117 |
| Number of married persons | 235 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP F | 378 |
| POP M | 379 |
| POP TOT | 757 |
| Total population | 757 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 233 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 244 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 477 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 757 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 153 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 152 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 152 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 116 |
| Number of occupied houses | 153 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 57 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 71 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,906 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,753 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,282 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,109 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,259 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,012 |
| Acres of oats | 771 |
| Acres of potatoes | 138 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 143 |
| BAR AC | 57 |
| BAR BU | 1,211 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,211 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 639 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,055 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 284 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,540 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,169 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,995 |
| BWT BU | 639 |
| HAY AC | 2,109 |
| HAY TONS | 2,573 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 188 |
| Number of chickens | 2,282 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 149 |
| Number of geese | 11 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 87 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 207 |
| Number of milk cows | 551 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 149 |
| Number of other cattle | 545 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 855 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 452 |
| Number of swine | 58 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 193 |
| Number of turkeys | 50 |
| OAT AC | 771 |
| OAT BU | 14,055 |
| PEA BU | 284 |
| POT AC | 138 |
| POT BU | 18,540 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 11,170 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,851 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,170 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,573 |
| WHT AC | 143 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,169 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 21 |
| A 11 50 | 41 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 73 |
| BEN BU | 64 |
| BUTTER LB | 38,170 |
| CATTLE KS | 188 |
| CHEESE LB | 11,170 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 233 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 244 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 477 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,851 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 87 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 153 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 11 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,282 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 207 |
| HOUSES | 153 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 152 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 116 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 152 |
| INF 11 A | 10 |
| MD FEM | 118 |
| MD MALE | 117 |
| MD TOT | 235 |
| MILK COWS | 551 |
| NAME CD | Pictou |
| OC P | 149 |
| OC TOT | 149 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 545 |
| OTHERS | 757 |
| SHEEP | 855 |
| SHEEP KS | 452 |
| SUP AM | 7,259 |
| SUP FOR | 4,753 |
| SUP JV | 71 |
| SUP PAT | 3,906 |
| SUP SC | 3,282 |
| SUP TOT | 12,012 |
| SWINE | 58 |
| SWINE KS | 193 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 153 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 4,995 |
| TURKEY | 50 |
| WID FEM | 27 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016016— 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). "Green Hill, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/green-hill-ns039011-1891/.