Heatherton, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Heatherton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 912. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.583°N, 61.750°W.
Population
In 1891, Heatherton had a population of 912: 434 male and 478 female residents. Population density was 24.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,984 |
| 1891 | 912 |
| 1901 | 846 |
| 1911 | 785 |
| 1921 | 639 |
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 was contained in Heatherton, 1881 (57.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Heatherton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 158 |
| Number of families | 158 |
| Number of females | 478 |
| Number of males | 434 |
| Number of married females | 124 |
| Number of married males | 125 |
| Number of married persons | 249 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP F | 478 |
| POP M | 434 |
| POP TOT | 912 |
| Total population | 912 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 317 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 297 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 614 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 150 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 762 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 154 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 154 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 152 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 158 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 35 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 50 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,438 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,013 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,829 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,507 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,317 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,330 |
| Acres of oats | 486 |
| Acres of potatoes | 167 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 111 |
| BAR AC | 35 |
| BAR BU | 496 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 496 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 239 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,785 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,224 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,082 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,231 |
| BWT BU | 239 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 1 |
| CRN BU | 13 |
| HAY AC | 1,507 |
| HAY TONS | 1,709 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 333 |
| Number of chickens | 2,003 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 152 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 20 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 46 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 138 |
| Number of milk cows | 560 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 162 |
| Number of other cattle | 685 |
| Number of oxen | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 1,167 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 629 |
| Number of swine | 103 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 140 |
| OAT AC | 486 |
| OAT BU | 6,785 |
| PEA BU | 40 |
| POT AC | 167 |
| POT BU | 19,224 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 7,250 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 629 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,501 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 26,292 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,709 |
| WHT AC | 111 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,082 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 41 |
| A 11 50 | 30 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 63 |
| BEN BU | 60 |
| BUTTER LB | 26,292 |
| CATTLE KS | 333 |
| CHEESE LB | 7,250 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 317 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 297 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 614 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 629 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 46 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 158 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,501 |
| FRN CA | 150 |
| GEESE | 20 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,003 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 138 |
| HOUSES | 154 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 152 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 45 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 154 |
| INF 11 A | 25 |
| MD FEM | 124 |
| MD MALE | 125 |
| MD TOT | 249 |
| MILK COWS | 560 |
| NAME CD | Antigonish |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 152 |
| OC TOT | 162 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 685 |
| OTHERS | 762 |
| SHEEP | 1,167 |
| SHEEP KS | 629 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 6,317 |
| SUP FOR | 7,013 |
| SUP JV | 50 |
| SUP PAT | 3,438 |
| SUP SC | 2,829 |
| SUP TOT | 13,330 |
| SWINE | 103 |
| SWINE KS | 140 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 158 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,231 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 37 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
| WORKING OX | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS027007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005005— 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). "Heatherton, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/heatherton-ns027007-1891/.