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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,984 |
| 1891 | 912 |
| 1901 | 846 |
| 1911 | 785 |
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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 912 total population, 478 females, 434 males, 249 married persons, 158 families, 125 married males, 124 married females, 49 widowed persons, 37 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 614 single persons under 18, 317 single females under 18, 297 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 762 persons who are not French Canadian, 150 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 158 occupied houses, 154 houses, 154 houses built of wood, 152 houses of 1 story, 45 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 34 houses of 3 rooms, 29 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 1 room, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 26,292 pounds of homemade butter, 19,224 bushels of potatoes, 13,330 acres of land in farms, 7,250 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 7,013 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,785 bushels of oats, 6,317 acres of improved land in farms, 3,501 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,438 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,829 acres of farmland under crops, 2,003 chickens, 1,709 tons of hay, 1,507 acres of hay crops, 1,231 bushels of turnips, 1,167 sheep, 1,082 bushels of spring wheat, 685 other cattle, 629 sheep slaughtered or sold, 629 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 560 milk cows, 496 bushels of barley, 486 acres of oats, 333 cattle killed or sold, 239 bushels of buckwheat, 167 acres of potatoes, 162 occupants of farms, 152 farm occupants who own their land, 140 swine slaughtered or sold, 138 horses aged over 3 years, 111 acres of wheat, 103 swine, 63 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 60 bushels of beans, 59 oxen, 50 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 46 horses aged 3 years and under, 41 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 40 bushels of peas, 35 acres of barley, 30 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 geese, 13 bushels of corn, 10 ducks, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 acres of turnips, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 1. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS027007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS038006_1891— 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/.