Kentville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Kentville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,526. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.964°N, 64.515°W.
Population
In 1891, Kentville had a population of 2,526: 1,237 male and 1,289 female residents. Population density was 21.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,779 |
| 1881 | 2,125 |
| 1891 | 2,526 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Canaan, 1901 (94.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Kentville, T-V, 1901 (6.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Kentville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 512 |
| Number of families | 512 |
| Number of females | 1,289 |
| Number of males | 1,237 |
| Number of married females | 425 |
| Number of married males | 425 |
| Number of married persons | 850 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 83 |
| POP F | 1,289 |
| POP M | 1,237 |
| POP TOT | 2,526 |
| Total population | 2,526 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 806 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 787 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,593 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 8 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,548 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses | 501 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 500 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 362 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 136 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 328 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of occupied houses | 507 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 77 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 652 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,046 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,694 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,382 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,387 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,080 |
| Acres of land in farms | 30,774 |
| Acres of oats | 500 |
| Acres of potatoes | 453 |
| Acres of turnips | 103 |
| Acres of wheat | 24 |
| BAR AC | 77 |
| BAR BU | 1,221 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,221 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 348 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,818 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 408 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,042 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 261 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 55,258 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 886 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 272 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 33,439 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 39 |
| BWT BU | 1,818 |
| CRN BU | 408 |
| HAY AC | 3,387 |
| HAY TONS | 4,382 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 158 |
| Number of chickens | 4,723 |
| Number of ducks | 209 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 370 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 48 |
| Number of geese | 540 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 125 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 414 |
| Number of milk cows | 672 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 419 |
| Number of other cattle | 894 |
| Number of other fowl | 68 |
| Number of oxen | 223 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 195 |
| Number of sheep | 1,459 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 855 |
| Number of swine | 403 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 391 |
| Number of turkeys | 555 |
| OAT AC | 500 |
| OAT BU | 10,042 |
| PEA BU | 261 |
| POT AC | 453 |
| POT BU | 55,258 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 270 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,452 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,533 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 47,616 |
| RYE BU | 886 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,382 |
| WHT AC | 24 |
| WHT FALL BU | 39 |
| WHT SP BU | 272 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 57 |
| A 11 50 | 65 |
| A 201 PL | 45 |
| A 51 100 | 57 |
| BEN BU | 348 |
| BUTTER LB | 47,616 |
| CATTLE KS | 158 |
| CHEESE LB | 270 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 806 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 787 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,593 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,452 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 125 |
| DUCKS | 209 |
| FAMILIES | 512 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,533 |
| FRN CA | 8 |
| GEESE | 540 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,723 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 414 |
| HOUSES | 501 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 76 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 39 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 362 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 328 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 136 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 500 |
| INF 11 A | 195 |
| MD FEM | 425 |
| MD MALE | 425 |
| MD TOT | 850 |
| MILK COWS | 672 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 48 |
| OC P | 370 |
| OC TOT | 419 |
| OTHER FOWL | 68 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 894 |
| OTHERS | 2,518 |
| SHEEP | 1,459 |
| SHEEP KS | 855 |
| SUP AM | 16,080 |
| SUP FOR | 14,694 |
| SUP JV | 652 |
| SUP PAT | 9,046 |
| SUP SC | 6,382 |
| SUP TOT | 30,774 |
| SWINE | 403 |
| SWINE KS | 391 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 507 |
| TUR AC | 103 |
| TUR BU | 33,439 |
| TURKEY | 555 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 6 |
| WID FEM | 58 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 83 |
| WORKING OX | 223 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS037006— 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). "Kentville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/kentville-ns037006-1891/.