Jordan Bay W-O, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Jordan Bay W-O was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 390. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.756°N, 65.266°W.
Population
In 1891, Jordan Bay W-O had a population of 390: 180 male and 210 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Shelburn, Town—Ville, 1881 (62.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Jordan Bay W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 139 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 | 69 |
| Number of families | 69 |
| Number of females | 210 |
| Number of males | 180 |
| Number of married females | 51 |
| Number of married males | 48 |
| Number of married persons | 99 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP F | 210 |
| POP M | 180 |
| POP TOT | 390 |
| Total population | 390 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 143 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 123 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 266 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 390 |
Buildings & housing (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 67 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 67 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 66 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 41 |
| Number of occupied houses | 67 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 62 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 342 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,469 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 472 |
| Acres of hay crops | 308 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 876 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,345 |
| Acres of oats | 12 |
| Acres of potatoes | 34 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 17 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 211 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,952 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,089 |
| CRN BU | 33 |
| HAY AC | 308 |
| HAY TONS | 347 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 25 |
| Number of chickens | 731 |
| Number of ducks | 188 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 71 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 29 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 10 |
| Number of milk cows | 93 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 74 |
| Number of other cattle | 74 |
| Number of oxen | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 551 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 64 |
| Number of swine | 55 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 25 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 12 |
| OAT BU | 211 |
| PEA BU | 12 |
| POT AC | 34 |
| POT BU | 3,952 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 80 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,547 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,024 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 347 |
Other recorded variables (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 7 |
| A 11 50 | 37 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 24 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,024 |
| CATTLE KS | 25 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 143 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 123 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 266 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 80 |
| DUCKS | 188 |
| FAMILIES | 69 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,547 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 29 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 731 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 10 |
| HOUSES | 67 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 66 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 41 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 67 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 51 |
| MD MALE | 48 |
| MD TOT | 99 |
| MILK COWS | 93 |
| NAME CD | Shelburne |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 71 |
| OC TOT | 74 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 74 |
| OTHERS | 390 |
| SHEEP | 551 |
| SHEEP KS | 64 |
| SUP AM | 876 |
| SUP FOR | 4,469 |
| SUP JV | 62 |
| SUP PAT | 342 |
| SUP SC | 472 |
| SUP TOT | 5,345 |
| SWINE | 55 |
| SWINE KS | 25 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 67 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 1,089 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 16 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
| WORKING OX | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS042007— 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). "Jordan Bay W-O, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/jordan-bay-w-o-ns042007-1891/.