Greenfield, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Greenfield was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 551. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.254°N, 64.800°W.
Population
In 1891, Greenfield had a population of 551: 298 male and 253 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 387 |
| 1891 | 551 |
| 1901 | 494 |
| 1911 | 465 |
| 1921 | 401 |
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, Greenfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 551 total population, 298 males, 253 females, 202 married persons, 101 married females, 101 married males, 98 families, 6 widowed persons, 5.60 average size of families, 4 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 343 single persons under 18, 195 single males under 18, 148 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 551 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 96 occupied houses, 95 houses, 93 houses built of wood, 90 houses of 1 story, 33 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses of 4 rooms, 13 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 stories, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,252 acres of land in farms, 17,276 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,623 pounds of homemade butter, 4,786 bushels of potatoes, 1,976 acres of improved land in farms, 1,744 chickens, 1,062 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 981 acres of farmland under crops, 909 acres of farmland in pasture, 886 tons of hay, 831 bushels of oats, 729 bushels of turnips, 720 acres of hay crops, 424 sheep, 239 other cattle, 173 bushels of beans, 163 bushels of rye, 151 milk cows, 150 bushels of barley, 144 geese, 144 sheep slaughtered or sold, 127 bushels of peas, 120 bushels of corn, 120 cattle killed or sold, 114 oxen, 96 occupants of farms, 89 farm occupants who own their land, 86 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 83 swine slaughtered or sold, 72 bushels of buckwheat, 66 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 49 swine, 39 acres of potatoes, 35 horses aged over 3 years, 33 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 29 acres of oats, 28 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 26 ducks, 16 bushels of spring wheat, 14 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 acres of barley, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 other fowl, 5 acres of turnips, 5 bushels of winter wheat, 5 horses aged 3 years and under, 1 acres of wheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS017005— 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). "Greenfield, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/greenfield-ns040005-1891/.