Hillsboro, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Hillsboro was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 997. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.052°N, 61.300°W.
Population
In 1891, Hillsboro had a population of 997: 509 male and 488 female residents. Population density was 22.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 997 |
| 1901 | 859 |
| 1911 | 759 |
| 1921 | 770 |
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 Mabou, 1881 (38.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Hillsboro 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 | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 158 |
| Number of families | 158 |
| Number of females | 488 |
| Number of males | 509 |
| Number of married females | 126 |
| Number of married males | 126 |
| Number of married persons | 252 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| POP F | 488 |
| POP M | 509 |
| POP TOT | 997 |
| Total population | 997 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 331 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 371 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 702 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 997 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 152 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 152 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 71 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 81 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 153 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 86 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,281 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,794 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,955 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,396 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,278 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,072 |
| Acres of oats | 708 |
| Acres of potatoes | 165 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR AC | 86 |
| BAR BU | 1,072 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,072 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 997 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,277 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,056 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 955 |
| BWT BU | 997 |
| HAY AC | 2,396 |
| HAY TONS | 3,213 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 383 |
| Number of chickens | 1,427 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 138 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 112 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 90 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 221 |
| Number of milk cows | 758 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 140 |
| Number of other cattle | 927 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 1,486 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 793 |
| Number of swine | 171 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 237 |
| Number of turkeys | 25 |
| OAT AC | 708 |
| OAT BU | 11,277 |
| PEA BU | 30 |
| POT AC | 165 |
| POT BU | 14,056 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 5,678 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,222 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,048 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,945 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,213 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 23 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 46 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 50 |
| BEN BU | 46 |
| BUTTER LB | 38,945 |
| CATTLE KS | 383 |
| CHEESE LB | 5,678 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 331 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 371 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 702 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,222 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 90 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 158 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,048 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 112 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,427 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 221 |
| HOUSES | 152 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 71 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 70 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 81 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 152 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 126 |
| MD MALE | 126 |
| MD TOT | 252 |
| MILK COWS | 758 |
| NAME CD | Inverness |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 138 |
| OC TOT | 140 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 927 |
| OTHERS | 997 |
| SHEEP | 1,486 |
| SHEEP KS | 793 |
| SUP AM | 8,278 |
| SUP FOR | 10,794 |
| SUP JV | 42 |
| SUP PAT | 4,281 |
| SUP SC | 3,955 |
| SUP TOT | 19,072 |
| SWINE | 171 |
| SWINE KS | 237 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 153 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 955 |
| TURKEY | 25 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 31 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 43 |
| WORKING OX | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS036005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013005_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). "Hillsboro, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hillsboro-ns036005-1891/.