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 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 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,546 total population, 794 males, 752 females, 470 married persons, 293 families, 235 married females, 235 married males, 79 widowed persons, 53 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 997 single persons under 18, 533 single males under 18, 464 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,546 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 290 occupied houses, 282 houses, 282 houses built of wood, 256 houses of 1 story, 124 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 38 houses of 3 rooms, 37 houses of 4 rooms, 29 houses of 5 rooms, 26 houses of 2 stories, 22 houses of 2 rooms, 20 houses of 1 room, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 8 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 42,055 pounds of homemade butter, 20,685 acres of land in farms, 20,329 bushels of potatoes, 15,254 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,431 acres of improved land in farms, 4,207 chickens, 3,709 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,900 bushels of oats, 2,777 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,583 acres of farmland under crops, 2,159 tons of hay, 2,107 bushels of turnips, 1,666 sheep, 1,510 geese, 1,150 acres of hay crops, 685 sheep slaughtered or sold, 537 other cattle, 490 milk cows, 486 bushels of buckwheat, 390 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 315 occupants of farms, 299 farm occupants who own their land, 269 cattle killed or sold, 252 swine, 219 swine slaughtered or sold, 203 bushels of beans, 193 oxen, 159 acres of potatoes, 155 acres of oats, 155 ducks, 150 horses aged over 3 years, 145 bushels of barley, 126 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 83 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 73 bushels of peas, 71 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 64 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 52 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 36 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 27 horses aged 3 years and under, 22 turkeys, 19 bushels of corn, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 farm occupants who rent their land, 12 acres of turnips, 9 acres of barley. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.