Liscomb, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Liscomb was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 405. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.051°N, 62.032°W.
Population
In 1891, Liscomb had a population of 405: 205 male and 200 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 405 |
| 1901 | 563 |
| 1911 | 567 |
| 1921 | 469 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Marie Joseph, 1881 (58.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Liscomb shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 135 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 79 |
| Number of families | 79 |
| Number of females | 200 |
| Number of males | 205 |
| Number of married females | 65 |
| Number of married males | 64 |
| Number of married persons | 129 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP F | 200 |
| POP M | 205 |
| POP TOT | 405 |
| Total population | 405 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 121 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 135 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 256 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 405 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 66 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 66 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 66 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 66 |
Agriculture (47 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 119 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,045 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 160 |
| Acres of hay crops | 109 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 281 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,326 |
| Acres of oats | 3 |
| Acres of potatoes | 12 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| BAR BU | 2 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 923 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 801 |
| HAY AC | 109 |
| HAY TONS | 178 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 22 |
| Number of chickens | 276 |
| Number of ducks | 22 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 74 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 3 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 21 |
| Number of milk cows | 87 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 76 |
| Number of other cattle | 62 |
| Number of oxen | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 23 |
| Number of sheep | 278 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 43 |
| Number of swine | 13 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 40 |
| OAT AC | 3 |
| OAT BU | 50 |
| POT AC | 12 |
| POT BU | 923 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 30 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 68 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 754 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,263 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 178 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 7 |
| A 11 50 | 31 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,263 |
| CATTLE KS | 22 |
| CHEESE LB | 30 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 121 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 135 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 256 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 68 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 3 |
| DUCKS | 22 |
| FAMILIES | 79 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 754 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 276 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 21 |
| HOUSES | 66 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 66 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 66 |
| INF 11 A | 23 |
| MD FEM | 65 |
| MD MALE | 64 |
| MD TOT | 129 |
| MILK COWS | 87 |
| NAME CD | Guysborough |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 74 |
| OC TOT | 76 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 62 |
| OTHERS | 405 |
| SHEEP | 278 |
| SHEEP KS | 43 |
| SUP AM | 281 |
| SUP FOR | 4,045 |
| SUP JV | 2 |
| SUP PAT | 119 |
| SUP SC | 160 |
| SUP TOT | 4,326 |
| SWINE | 13 |
| SWINE KS | 40 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 66 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 801 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
| WORKING OX | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS032012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010018_1891— 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). "Liscomb, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/liscomb-ns032012-1891/.