Intervale, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Intervale was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 842. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.470°N, 61.657°W.
Population
In 1891, Intervale had a population of 842: 427 male and 415 female residents. Population density was 8.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,265 |
| 1881 | 990 |
| 1891 | 842 |
| 1901 | 827 |
| 1911 | 611 |
| 1921 | 347 |
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, Intervale shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 159 |
| Number of families | 159 |
| Number of females | 415 |
| Number of males | 427 |
| Number of married females | 130 |
| Number of married males | 133 |
| Number of married persons | 263 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 415 |
| POP M | 427 |
| POP TOT | 842 |
| Total population | 842 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 252 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 286 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 538 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 841 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 154 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 154 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 154 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 154 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,799 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 22,480 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,208 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,402 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,021 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,501 |
| Acres of oats | 177 |
| Acres of potatoes | 169 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR AC | 14 |
| BAR BU | 169 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 169 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 406 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,708 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,187 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 647 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 18 |
| BWT BU | 406 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 1,402 |
| HAY TONS | 2,005 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 181 |
| Number of chickens | 1,518 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 163 |
| Number of geese | 153 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 34 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 108 |
| Number of milk cows | 488 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 163 |
| Number of other cattle | 565 |
| Number of oxen | 117 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 1,186 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 357 |
| Number of swine | 77 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 129 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 177 |
| OAT BU | 2,708 |
| PEA BU | 20 |
| POT AC | 169 |
| POT BU | 16,187 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 950 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 473 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,510 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,175 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,005 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT FALL BU | 18 |
| WHT SP BU | 4 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 83 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 36 |
| BEN BU | 73 |
| BUTTER LB | 29,175 |
| CATTLE KS | 181 |
| CHEESE LB | 950 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 252 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 286 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 538 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 473 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 34 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 159 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,510 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 153 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,518 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 108 |
| HOUSES | 154 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 44 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 154 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 84 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 154 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 130 |
| MD MALE | 133 |
| MD TOT | 263 |
| MILK COWS | 488 |
| NAME CD | Guysborough |
| OC P | 163 |
| OC TOT | 163 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 565 |
| OTHERS | 841 |
| SHEEP | 1,186 |
| SHEEP KS | 357 |
| SUP AM | 4,021 |
| SUP FOR | 22,480 |
| SUP JV | 14 |
| SUP PAT | 1,799 |
| SUP SC | 2,208 |
| SUP TOT | 26,501 |
| SWINE | 77 |
| SWINE KS | 129 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 154 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 647 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 33 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
| WORKING OX | 117 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS032007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010013— 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). "Intervale, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/intervale-ns032007-1891/.