Hebron, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Hebron was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 767. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.902°N, 66.042°W.
Population
In 1891, Hebron had a population of 767: 383 male and 384 female residents. Population density was 34.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 767 |
| 1901 | 637 |
| 1911 | 640 |
| 1921 | 702 |
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 Ohio, 1881 (27.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Hebron shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.20 |
| FAM NO | 181 |
| Number of families | 181 |
| Number of females | 384 |
| Number of males | 383 |
| Number of married females | 158 |
| Number of married males | 153 |
| Number of married persons | 311 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP F | 384 |
| POP M | 383 |
| POP TOT | 767 |
| Total population | 767 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 200 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 223 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 423 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 16 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 751 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 158 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 158 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 135 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 109 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 161 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 43 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,674 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,189 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,503 |
| Acres of hay crops | 962 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,220 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,409 |
| Acres of oats | 19 |
| Acres of potatoes | 47 |
| Acres of turnips | 25 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR AC | 16 |
| BAR BU | 327 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 327 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 432 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,524 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,010 |
| BWT BU | 5 |
| CRN BU | 52 |
| HAY AC | 962 |
| HAY TONS | 1,415 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 93 |
| Number of chickens | 804 |
| Number of ducks | 27 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 146 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 38 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 18 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 92 |
| Number of milk cows | 345 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 158 |
| Number of other cattle | 242 |
| Number of oxen | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 48 |
| Number of sheep | 74 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 17 |
| Number of swine | 131 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 102 |
| Number of turkeys | 21 |
| OAT AC | 19 |
| OAT BU | 432 |
| PEA BU | 25 |
| POT AC | 47 |
| POT BU | 7,524 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,266 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 168 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 115 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 36,456 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,415 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT SP BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 10 |
| A 11 50 | 63 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 36 |
| BEN BU | 17 |
| BUTTER LB | 36,456 |
| CATTLE KS | 93 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,266 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 223 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 423 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 168 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 18 |
| DUCKS | 27 |
| FAMILIES | 181 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 115 |
| FRN CA | 16 |
| GEESE | 38 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 804 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 92 |
| HOUSES | 158 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 135 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 109 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 23 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 158 |
| INF 11 A | 48 |
| MD FEM | 158 |
| MD MALE | 153 |
| MD TOT | 311 |
| MILK COWS | 345 |
| NAME CD | Yarmouth |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 146 |
| OC TOT | 158 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 242 |
| OTHERS | 751 |
| SHEEP | 74 |
| SHEEP KS | 17 |
| SUP AM | 4,220 |
| SUP FOR | 2,189 |
| SUP JV | 43 |
| SUP PAT | 2,674 |
| SUP SC | 1,503 |
| SUP TOT | 6,409 |
| SWINE | 131 |
| SWINE KS | 102 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 161 |
| TUR AC | 25 |
| TUR BU | 5,010 |
| TURKEY | 21 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 26 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
| WORKING OX | 64 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021008— 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). "Hebron, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hebron-ns044010-1891/.