Hunt Point, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Hunt Point was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 428. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q16892548. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.979°N, 64.787°W.
Population
In 1891, Hunt Point had a population of 428: 213 male and 215 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 470 |
| 1891 | 428 |
| 1901 | 412 |
| 1911 | 378 |
| 1921 | 311 |
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, Hunt Point shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 428 total population, 215 females, 213 males, 138 married persons, 76 families, 69 married females, 69 married males, 23 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 5.60 average size of families, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 267 single persons under 18, 140 single males under 18, 127 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 428 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 75 houses, 75 occupied houses, 74 houses built of wood, 74 houses of 1 story, 41 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 17 houses of 5 rooms, 12 houses of 4 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,325 pounds of homemade butter, 8,735 acres of land in farms, 7,899 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,686 bushels of potatoes, 965 bushels of turnips, 836 acres of improved land in farms, 766 chickens, 535 acres of farmland under crops, 441 tons of hay, 406 acres of hay crops, 322 bushels of oats, 290 acres of farmland in pasture, 170 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 165 bushels of barley, 115 milk cows, 98 other cattle, 88 oxen, 84 occupants of farms, 81 farm occupants who own their land, 76 cattle killed or sold, 60 sheep, 49 swine slaughtered or sold, 36 bushels of beans, 35 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 34 sheep slaughtered or sold, 29 bushels of buckwheat, 28 swine, 24 acres of potatoes, 23 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 21 geese, 21 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 18 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 14 acres of oats, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 13 horses aged over 3 years, 11 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 9 bushels of peas, 8 acres of barley, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 ducks, 6 acres of turnips, 6 bushels of rye, 4 other fowl, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 horses aged 3 years and under. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS017006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q16892548
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunts_Point,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Hunt Point, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hunt-point-ns040006-1891/.