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 density was 10.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 98 |
| Number of families | 98 |
| Number of females | 253 |
| Number of males | 298 |
| Number of married females | 101 |
| Number of married males | 101 |
| Number of married persons | 202 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 6 |
| POP F | 253 |
| POP M | 298 |
| POP TOT | 551 |
| Total population | 551 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 148 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 195 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 343 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 551 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 95 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 93 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 90 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 96 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 86 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 909 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,276 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 981 |
| Acres of hay crops | 720 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,976 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,252 |
| Acres of oats | 29 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR AC | 7 |
| BAR BU | 150 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 173 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 831 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,786 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 163 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 729 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| BWT BU | 72 |
| CRN BU | 120 |
| HAY AC | 720 |
| HAY TONS | 886 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 120 |
| Number of chickens | 1,744 |
| Number of ducks | 26 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 89 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 144 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 5 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 35 |
| Number of milk cows | 151 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 96 |
| Number of other cattle | 239 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 114 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 14 |
| Number of sheep | 424 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 144 |
| Number of swine | 49 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 83 |
| OAT AC | 29 |
| OAT BU | 831 |
| PEA BU | 127 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 4,786 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 66 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,062 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,623 |
| RYE BU | 163 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 886 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT FALL BU | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 16 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 33 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 14 |
| BEN BU | 173 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,623 |
| CATTLE KS | 120 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 148 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 195 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 343 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 66 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 5 |
| DUCKS | 26 |
| FAMILIES | 98 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,062 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 144 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,744 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 35 |
| HOUSES | 95 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 90 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 33 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 93 |
| INF 11 A | 14 |
| MD FEM | 101 |
| MD MALE | 101 |
| MD TOT | 202 |
| MILK COWS | 151 |
| NAME CD | Queen’s |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 89 |
| OC TOT | 96 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 239 |
| OTHERS | 551 |
| SHEEP | 424 |
| SHEEP KS | 144 |
| SUP AM | 1,976 |
| SUP FOR | 17,276 |
| SUP JV | 86 |
| SUP PAT | 909 |
| SUP SC | 981 |
| SUP TOT | 19,252 |
| SWINE | 49 |
| SWINE KS | 83 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 96 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 729 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 4 |
| WID MALE | 2 |
| WID TOT | 6 |
| WORKING OX | 114 |
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/.