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 density was 124.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 272 |
| Number of families | 272 |
| Number of females | 666 |
| Number of males | 628 |
| Number of married females | 247 |
| Number of married males | 248 |
| Number of married persons | 495 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP F | 666 |
| POP M | 628 |
| POP TOT | 1,294 |
| Total population | 1,294 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 376 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 373 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 749 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 22 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,272 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 263 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 263 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 232 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 29 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 190 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 267 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 157 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,280 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,075 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,083 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,077 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,520 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,595 |
| Acres of oats | 91 |
| Acres of potatoes | 58 |
| Acres of turnips | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR AC | 28 |
| BAR BU | 658 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 658 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 527 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,510 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,963 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,647 |
| BWT BU | 527 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 2 |
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 1,077 |
| HAY TONS | 1,457 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 43 |
| Number of chickens | 1,690 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 184 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 22 |
| Number of geese | 19 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 12 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 76 |
| Number of milk cows | 274 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 206 |
| Number of other cattle | 305 |
| Number of oxen | 155 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 91 |
| Number of sheep | 340 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 72 |
| Number of swine | 116 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 98 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 91 |
| OAT BU | 2,510 |
| PEA BU | 41 |
| POT AC | 58 |
| POT BU | 6,963 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 401 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 978 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,595 |
| RYE BU | 67 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,457 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT SP BU | 12 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 28 |
| A 11 50 | 23 |
| A 201 PL | 33 |
| A 51 100 | 31 |
| BEN BU | 112 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,595 |
| CATTLE KS | 43 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 376 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 373 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 749 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 401 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 12 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 272 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 978 |
| FRN CA | 22 |
| GEESE | 19 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,690 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 76 |
| HOUSES | 263 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 232 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 190 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 29 |
| HOUSES W | 263 |
| INF 11 A | 91 |
| MD FEM | 247 |
| MD MALE | 248 |
| MD TOT | 495 |
| MILK COWS | 274 |
| NAME CD | Digby |
| OC F | 22 |
| OC P | 184 |
| OC TOT | 206 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 305 |
| OTHERS | 1,272 |
| SHEEP | 340 |
| SHEEP KS | 72 |
| SILOS | 2 |
| SUP AM | 5,520 |
| SUP FOR | 17,075 |
| SUP JV | 157 |
| SUP PAT | 3,280 |
| SUP SC | 2,083 |
| SUP TOT | 22,595 |
| SWINE | 116 |
| SWINE KS | 98 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 267 |
| TUR AC | 22 |
| TUR BU | 4,647 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 43 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
| WORKING OX | 155 |
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/.