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 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 density was 17.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 76 |
| Number of families | 76 |
| Number of females | 215 |
| Number of males | 213 |
| Number of married females | 69 |
| Number of married males | 69 |
| Number of married persons | 138 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| POP F | 215 |
| POP M | 213 |
| POP TOT | 428 |
| Total population | 428 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 127 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 140 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 267 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 428 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 75 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 74 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 74 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 75 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 290 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,899 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 535 |
| Acres of hay crops | 406 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 836 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,735 |
| Acres of oats | 14 |
| Acres of potatoes | 24 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| BAR AC | 8 |
| BAR BU | 165 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 165 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 322 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,686 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 965 |
| BWT BU | 29 |
| HAY AC | 406 |
| HAY TONS | 441 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 76 |
| Number of chickens | 766 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 81 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 21 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 13 |
| Number of milk cows | 115 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 84 |
| Number of other cattle | 98 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 14 |
| Number of sheep | 60 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 34 |
| Number of swine | 28 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 49 |
| OAT AC | 14 |
| OAT BU | 322 |
| PEA BU | 9 |
| POT AC | 24 |
| POT BU | 1,686 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 35 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 170 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,325 |
| RYE BU | 6 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 441 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 18 |
| A 11 50 | 23 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 21 |
| BEN BU | 36 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,325 |
| CATTLE KS | 76 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 127 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 140 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 267 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 35 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 76 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 170 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 21 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 766 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 13 |
| HOUSES | 75 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 74 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 41 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 74 |
| INF 11 A | 14 |
| MD FEM | 69 |
| MD MALE | 69 |
| MD TOT | 138 |
| MILK COWS | 115 |
| NAME CD | Queen’s |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 81 |
| OC TOT | 84 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 98 |
| OTHERS | 428 |
| SHEEP | 60 |
| SHEEP KS | 34 |
| SUP AM | 836 |
| SUP FOR | 7,899 |
| SUP JV | 11 |
| SUP PAT | 290 |
| SUP SC | 535 |
| SUP TOT | 8,735 |
| SWINE | 28 |
| SWINE KS | 49 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 75 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 965 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 23 |
| WORKING OX | 88 |
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: 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). "Hunt Point, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hunt-point-ns040006-1891/.