Hillsburg, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Hillsburg was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,294. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.556°N, 65.650°W.
Population
In 1891, Hillsburg had a population of 1,294: 628 male and 666 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,570 |
| 1881 | 1,360 |
| 1891 | 1,294 |
| 1901 | 1,162 |
| 1911 | 1,080 |
| 1921 | 878 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Hillsburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,294 total population, 666 females, 628 males, 495 married persons, 272 families, 248 married males, 247 married females, 50 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 749 single persons under 18, 376 single females under 18, 373 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,272 persons who are not French Canadian, 22 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 267 occupied houses, 263 houses, 263 houses built of wood, 232 houses of 1 story, 190 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 29 houses of 2 stories, 18 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 28,595 pounds of homemade butter, 22,595 acres of land in farms, 17,075 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,963 bushels of potatoes, 5,520 acres of improved land in farms, 4,647 bushels of turnips, 3,280 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,510 bushels of oats, 2,083 acres of farmland under crops, 1,690 chickens, 1,457 tons of hay, 1,077 acres of hay crops, 978 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 658 bushels of barley, 527 bushels of buckwheat, 401 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 340 sheep, 305 other cattle, 274 milk cows, 206 occupants of farms, 184 farm occupants who own their land, 157 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 155 oxen, 116 swine, 112 bushels of beans, 98 swine slaughtered or sold, 91 acres of oats, 91 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 76 horses aged over 3 years, 72 sheep slaughtered or sold, 67 bushels of rye, 58 acres of potatoes, 43 cattle killed or sold, 41 bushels of peas, 33 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 31 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 28 acres of barley, 28 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 23 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 22 acres of turnips, 22 farm occupants who rent their land, 19 geese, 16 ducks, 12 bushels of spring wheat, 12 horses aged 3 years and under, 11 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 bushels of corn, Capacity of silos (tons): 2, 2 turkeys, 1 acres of wheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009009— 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). "Hillsburg, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hillsburg-ns031008-1891/.