Hammond Plains, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Hammond Plains was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 648. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.772°N, 63.794°W.
Population
In 1891, Hammond Plains had a population of 648: 351 male and 297 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 740 |
| 1881 | 785 |
| 1891 | 648 |
| 1901 | 691 |
| 1911 | 707 |
| 1921 | 682 |
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, Hammond Plains shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 648 total population, 351 males, 297 females, 229 married persons, 131 families, 115 married males, 114 married females, 30 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 389 single persons under 18, 227 single males under 18, 162 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 648 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 127 houses, 127 houses built of wood, 127 occupied houses, 111 houses of 1 story, 68 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 26 houses of 5 rooms, 24 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses of 2 stories, 13 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 19,100 acres of land in farms, 16,762 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,502 pounds of homemade butter, 2,879 bushels of potatoes, 2,338 acres of improved land in farms, 1,681 acres of farmland in pasture, 947 chickens, 644 acres of farmland under crops, 539 tons of hay, 425 acres of hay crops, 334 bushels of turnips, 128 milk cows, 128 occupants of farms, 122 farm occupants who own their land, 107 other cattle, 94 horses aged over 3 years, 74 swine slaughtered or sold, 74 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 45 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 41 swine, 41 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 28 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 26 oxen, 26 sheep, 25 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 24 acres of potatoes, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 bushels of beans, 13 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 13 cattle killed or sold, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 ducks, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 other fowl, 4 sheep slaughtered or sold, 4 turkeys, 3 acres of turnips, 2 geese. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS034010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011012— 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). "Hammond Plains, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hammond-plains-ns034010-1891/.