Linwood, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Linwood was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,094. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.638°N, 61.583°W.
Population
In 1891, Linwood had a population of 1,094: 554 male and 540 female residents. Population density was 54.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,094 |
| 1901 | 781 |
| 1911 | 741 |
| 1921 | 747 |
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, Linwood 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 | 6.40 |
| FAM NO | 169 |
| Number of families | 169 |
| Number of females | 540 |
| Number of males | 554 |
| Number of married females | 171 |
| Number of married males | 171 |
| Number of married persons | 342 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| POP F | 540 |
| POP M | 554 |
| POP TOT | 1,094 |
| Total population | 1,094 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 341 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 374 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 715 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 819 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 275 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 167 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 167 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 166 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 167 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 38 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,517 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,301 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,040 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,464 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,566 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,867 |
| Acres of oats | 174 |
| Acres of potatoes | 168 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 45 |
| BAR AC | 38 |
| BAR BU | 757 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 757 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 144 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,991 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,764 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,049 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,044 |
| BWT BU | 112 |
| CRN BU | 46 |
| HAY AC | 2,464 |
| HAY TONS | 1,890 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 251 |
| Number of chickens | 1,557 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 169 |
| Number of geese | 16 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 31 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 96 |
| Number of milk cows | 379 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 169 |
| Number of other cattle | 452 |
| Number of oxen | 133 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 78 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 31 |
| Number of sheep | 1,070 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 687 |
| Number of swine | 112 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 124 |
| OAT AC | 174 |
| OAT BU | 4,991 |
| PEA BU | 43 |
| POT AC | 168 |
| POT BU | 17,764 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 884 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 726 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,344 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 22,480 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,890 |
| WHT AC | 45 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,049 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 78 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 34 |
| BEN BU | 144 |
| BUTTER LB | 22,480 |
| CATTLE KS | 251 |
| CHEESE LB | 884 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 341 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 374 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 715 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 726 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 31 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 169 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,344 |
| FRN CA | 819 |
| GEESE | 16 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,557 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 96 |
| HOUSES | 167 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 166 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 69 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 167 |
| INF 11 A | 31 |
| MD FEM | 171 |
| MD MALE | 171 |
| MD TOT | 342 |
| MILK COWS | 379 |
| NAME CD | Antigonish |
| OC P | 169 |
| OC TOT | 169 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 452 |
| OTHERS | 275 |
| SHEEP | 1,070 |
| SHEEP KS | 687 |
| SUP AM | 5,566 |
| SUP FOR | 4,301 |
| SUP JV | 9 |
| SUP PAT | 2,517 |
| SUP SC | 3,040 |
| SUP TOT | 9,867 |
| SWINE | 112 |
| SWINE KS | 124 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 167 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,044 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 37 |
| WORKING OX | 133 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS027008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005006— 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). "Linwood, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/linwood-ns027008-1891/.