Hillside, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Hillside was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,038. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.024°N, 60.151°W.
Population
In 1891, Hillside had a population of 1,038: 514 male and 524 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,038 |
| 1901 | 954 |
| 1911 | 726 |
| 1921 | 809 |
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, Hillside shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,038 total population, 524 females, 514 males, 290 married persons, 174 families, 146 married females, 144 married males, 48 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 700 single persons under 18, 358 single males under 18, 342 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,038 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 171 houses, 171 houses built of wood, 171 occupied houses, 168 houses of 1 story, 93 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 32 houses of 5 rooms, 26 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 9 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 29,738 pounds of homemade butter, 23,162 acres of land in farms, 19,628 bushels of potatoes, 17,240 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,922 acres of improved land in farms, 4,331 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,079 bushels of oats, 3,784 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,070 acres of farmland under crops, 1,467 tons of hay, 1,429 chickens, 1,392 bushels of turnips, 1,309 acres of hay crops, 1,191 sheep, 732 sheep slaughtered or sold, 559 milk cows, 491 other cattle, 413 acres of oats, 222 cattle killed or sold, 216 acres of potatoes, 177 occupants of farms, 176 farm occupants who own their land, 163 bushels of barley, 150 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 140 bushels of buckwheat, 132 horses aged over 3 years, 126 swine slaughtered or sold, 91 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 68 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 64 geese, 53 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 47 swine, 31 horses aged 3 years and under, 15 bushels of winter wheat, 14 acres of turnips, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 acres of barley, 7 ducks, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of wheat, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006020— 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). "Hillside, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hillside-ns028013-1891/.