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 66 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 405 total population, 205 males, 200 females, 129 married persons, 79 families, 65 married females, 64 married males, 20 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 256 single persons under 18, 135 single males under 18, 121 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 405 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 66 houses, 66 houses built of wood, 66 houses of 1 story, 66 occupied houses, 22 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 4 rooms, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 4,326 acres of land in farms, 4,045 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,263 pounds of homemade butter, 923 bushels of potatoes, 801 bushels of turnips, 754 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 281 acres of improved land in farms, 278 sheep, 276 chickens, 178 tons of hay, 160 acres of farmland under crops, 119 acres of farmland in pasture, 109 acres of hay crops, 87 milk cows, 76 occupants of farms, 74 farm occupants who own their land, 68 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 62 other cattle, 50 bushels of oats, 43 sheep slaughtered or sold, 40 swine slaughtered or sold, 31 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 30 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 23 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 22 cattle killed or sold, 22 ducks, 21 horses aged over 3 years, 15 oxen, 13 swine, 12 acres of potatoes, 12 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 8 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 6 geese, 3 acres of oats, 3 horses aged 3 years and under, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 bushels of barley, 2 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.