Hardwood Hill, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Hardwood Hill was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 960. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.673°N, 62.868°W.
Population
In 1891, Hardwood Hill had a population of 960: 472 male and 488 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 960 |
| 1901 | 915 |
| 1911 | 818 |
| 1921 | 822 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Harwood Hill, 1881 (46.8% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Roger's Hill, 1881 (53.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Hardwood Hill shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 960 total population, 488 females, 472 males, 335 married persons, 202 families, 169 married females, 166 married males, 49 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 576 single persons under 18, 293 single males under 18, 283 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 960 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 201 houses, 201 occupied houses, 199 houses built of wood, 190 houses of 1 story, 100 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 42 houses of 5 rooms, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 2 stories, 9 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 34,775 pounds of homemade butter, 15,594 bushels of potatoes, 15,410 acres of land in farms, 11,987 bushels of oats, 7,941 acres of improved land in farms, 7,470 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,300 bushels of turnips, 5,258 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,446 acres of farmland under crops, 3,394 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,015 bushels of spring wheat, 2,818 chickens, 2,056 acres of hay crops, 2,016 tons of hay, 1,910 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,239 sheep, 1,023 bushels of barley, 877 acres of oats, 682 milk cows, 640 bushels of buckwheat, 599 sheep slaughtered or sold, 536 other cattle, 289 acres of wheat, 256 acres of potatoes, 253 horses aged over 3 years, 234 swine slaughtered or sold, 230 cattle killed or sold, 172 occupants of farms, 165 farm occupants who own their land, 165 turkeys, 120 geese, 101 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 84 bushels of peas, 83 horses aged 3 years and under, 66 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 63 swine, 60 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 56 acres of barley, 48 ducks, 45 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 44 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 40, 31 acres of turnips, 27 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 25 bushels of beans, 23 other fowl, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016017— 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). "Hardwood Hill, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hardwood-hill-ns039012-1891/.