Guysborough, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Guysborough was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,546. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3122367. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.355°N, 61.556°W.
Population
In 1891, Guysborough had a population of 1,546: 794 male and 752 female residents. Population density was 21.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,703 |
| 1891 | 1,546 |
| 1901 | 1,411 |
| 1911 | 1,218 |
| 1921 | 1,097 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 293 |
| Number of families | 293 |
| Number of females | 752 |
| Number of males | 794 |
| Number of married females | 235 |
| Number of married males | 235 |
| Number of married persons | 470 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 79 |
| POP F | 752 |
| POP M | 794 |
| POP TOT | 1,546 |
| Total population | 1,546 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 464 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 533 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 997 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,546 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 8 |
| Number of houses | 282 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 282 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 20 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 256 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 26 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 124 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 290 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 71 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,777 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,254 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,583 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,150 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,431 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,685 |
| Acres of oats | 155 |
| Acres of potatoes | 159 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 145 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 203 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 486 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,900 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,329 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,107 |
| BWT BU | 486 |
| CRN BU | 19 |
| HAY AC | 1,150 |
| HAY TONS | 2,159 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 269 |
| Number of chickens | 4,207 |
| Number of ducks | 155 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 299 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 1,510 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 27 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 150 |
| Number of milk cows | 490 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 315 |
| Number of other cattle | 537 |
| Number of oxen | 193 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 126 |
| Number of sheep | 1,666 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 685 |
| Number of swine | 252 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 219 |
| Number of turkeys | 22 |
| OAT AC | 155 |
| OAT BU | 2,900 |
| PEA BU | 73 |
| POT AC | 159 |
| POT BU | 20,329 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 64 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 390 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,709 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 42,055 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,159 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 36 |
| A 11 50 | 52 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 83 |
| BEN BU | 203 |
| BUTTER LB | 42,055 |
| CATTLE KS | 269 |
| CHEESE LB | 64 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 464 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 533 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 997 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 390 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 27 |
| DUCKS | 155 |
| FAMILIES | 293 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,709 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 1,510 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,207 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 150 |
| HOUSES | 282 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 256 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 124 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 26 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 282 |
| INF 11 A | 126 |
| MD FEM | 235 |
| MD MALE | 235 |
| MD TOT | 470 |
| MILK COWS | 490 |
| NAME CD | Guysborough |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 299 |
| OC TOT | 315 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 537 |
| OTHERS | 1,546 |
| SHEEP | 1,666 |
| SHEEP KS | 685 |
| SUP AM | 5,431 |
| SUP FOR | 15,254 |
| SUP JV | 71 |
| SUP PAT | 2,777 |
| SUP SC | 2,583 |
| SUP TOT | 20,685 |
| SWINE | 252 |
| SWINE KS | 219 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 290 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 2,107 |
| TURKEY | 22 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 8 |
| WID FEM | 53 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 79 |
| WORKING OX | 193 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS032006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010010_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3122367
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipality_of_the_District_of_Guysborough
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guysborough
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, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/guysborough-ns032006-1891/.