Guysborough Intervale, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Guysborough Intervale was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 842. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.470°N, 61.657°W.
Population
In 1891, Guysborough Intervale had a population of 842: 427 male and 415 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,265 |
| 1881 | 990 |
| 1891 | 842 |
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, Guysborough Intervale shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 842 total population, 427 males, 415 females, 263 married persons, 159 families, 133 married males, 130 married females, 41 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 538 single persons under 18, 286 single males under 18, 252 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 841 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 154 houses, 154 houses built of wood, 154 houses of 1 story, 154 occupied houses, 84 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 44 houses of 5 rooms, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 12 houses of 4 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 29,175 pounds of homemade butter, 26,501 acres of land in farms, 22,480 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,187 bushels of potatoes, 4,021 acres of improved land in farms, 3,510 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,708 bushels of oats, 2,208 acres of farmland under crops, 2,005 tons of hay, 1,799 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,518 chickens, 1,402 acres of hay crops, 1,186 sheep, 950 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 647 bushels of turnips, 565 other cattle, 488 milk cows, 473 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 406 bushels of buckwheat, 357 sheep slaughtered or sold, 181 cattle killed or sold, 177 acres of oats, 169 acres of potatoes, 169 bushels of barley, 163 farm occupants who own their land, 163 occupants of farms, 153 geese, 129 swine slaughtered or sold, 117 oxen, 108 horses aged over 3 years, 83 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 77 swine, 73 bushels of beans, 36 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 34 horses aged 3 years and under, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 bushels of peas, 18 bushels of winter wheat, 14 acres of barley, 14 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 8 acres of turnips, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 ducks, 4 bushels of spring wheat, 2 acres of wheat, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 turkeys, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS032007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS032007— 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). "Guysborough Intervale, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/guysborough-intervale-ns032007-1891/.