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 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 202 |
| Number of families | 202 |
| Number of females | 488 |
| Number of males | 472 |
| Number of married females | 169 |
| Number of married males | 166 |
| Number of married persons | 335 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP F | 488 |
| POP M | 472 |
| POP TOT | 960 |
| Total population | 960 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 283 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 293 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 576 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 960 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 201 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 199 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 190 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 100 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 201 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 101 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,394 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,470 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,446 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,056 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,941 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,410 |
| Acres of oats | 877 |
| Acres of potatoes | 256 |
| Acres of turnips | 31 |
| Acres of wheat | 289 |
| BAR AC | 56 |
| BAR BU | 1,023 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,023 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 640 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,987 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,594 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,015 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,300 |
| BWT BU | 640 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 40 |
| HAY AC | 2,056 |
| HAY TONS | 2,016 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 230 |
| Number of chickens | 2,818 |
| Number of ducks | 48 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 165 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 120 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 83 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 253 |
| Number of milk cows | 682 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 172 |
| Number of other cattle | 536 |
| Number of other fowl | 23 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 1,239 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 599 |
| Number of swine | 63 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 234 |
| Number of turkeys | 165 |
| OAT AC | 877 |
| OAT BU | 11,987 |
| PEA BU | 84 |
| POT AC | 256 |
| POT BU | 15,594 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,910 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,258 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 34,775 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,016 |
| WHT AC | 289 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,015 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 45 |
| A 11 50 | 44 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 66 |
| BEN BU | 25 |
| BUTTER LB | 34,775 |
| CATTLE KS | 230 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,910 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 283 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 293 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 576 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 60 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 83 |
| DUCKS | 48 |
| FAMILIES | 202 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,258 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 120 |
| GRA BU | 27 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,818 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 253 |
| HOUSES | 201 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 42 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 190 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 100 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 199 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 169 |
| MD MALE | 166 |
| MD TOT | 335 |
| MILK COWS | 682 |
| NAME CD | Pictou |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 165 |
| OC TOT | 172 |
| OTHER FOWL | 23 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 536 |
| OTHERS | 960 |
| SHEEP | 1,239 |
| SHEEP KS | 599 |
| SILOS | 40 |
| SUP AM | 7,941 |
| SUP FOR | 7,470 |
| SUP JV | 101 |
| SUP PAT | 3,394 |
| SUP SC | 4,446 |
| SUP TOT | 15,410 |
| SWINE | 63 |
| SWINE KS | 234 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 201 |
| TUR AC | 31 |
| TUR BU | 6,300 |
| TURKEY | 165 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
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/.