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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 757 total population, 379 males, 378 females, 235 married persons, 153 families, 118 married females, 117 married males, 45 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 477 single persons under 18, 244 single males under 18, 233 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 757 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 153 houses, 153 occupied houses, 152 houses built of wood, 152 houses of 1 story, 116 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 17 houses of 5 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 38,170 pounds of homemade butter, 18,540 bushels of potatoes, 14,055 bushels of oats, 12,012 acres of land in farms, 11,170 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 7,259 acres of improved land in farms, 4,995 bushels of turnips, 4,753 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,906 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,851 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,282 acres of farmland under crops, 2,573 tons of hay, 2,282 chickens, 2,169 bushels of spring wheat, 2,109 acres of hay crops, 1,211 bushels of barley, 855 sheep, 771 acres of oats, 639 bushels of buckwheat, 551 milk cows, 545 other cattle, 452 sheep slaughtered or sold, 284 bushels of peas, 207 horses aged over 3 years, 193 swine slaughtered or sold, 188 cattle killed or sold, 149 farm occupants who own their land, 149 occupants of farms, 143 acres of wheat, 138 acres of potatoes, 87 horses aged 3 years and under, 73 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 71 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 64 bushels of beans, 58 swine, 57 acres of barley, 50 turkeys, 41 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 21 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 19 acres of turnips, 11 geese, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 ducks, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.