Little Narrows N, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Little Narrows N was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 340. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.065°N, 60.956°W.
Population
In 1891, Little Narrows N had a population of 340: 161 male and 179 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 332 |
| 1891 | 340 |
| 1901 | 306 |
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, Little Narrows N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 340 total population, 179 females, 161 males, 110 married persons, 65 families, 55 married females, 55 married males, 18 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 5.20 average size of families, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 212 single persons under 18, 111 single females under 18, 101 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 340 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 64 occupied houses, 57 houses, 57 houses built of wood, 57 houses of 1 story, 17 houses of 5 rooms, 11 houses of 1 room, 9 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 8 houses of 4 rooms, 7 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,785 pounds of homemade butter, 4,921 acres of land in farms, 3,879 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,685 bushels of potatoes, 1,433 bushels of oats, 1,160 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,042 acres of improved land in farms, 699 acres of farmland under crops, 685 tons of hay, 478 acres of hay crops, 464 sheep, 419 chickens, 335 acres of farmland in pasture, 212 other cattle, 204 sheep slaughtered or sold, 188 milk cows, 118 acres of oats, 113 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 108 bushels of turnips, 81 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 79 acres of potatoes, 66 cattle killed or sold, 59 swine, 47 horses aged over 3 years, 43 occupants of farms, 43 swine slaughtered or sold, 40 farm occupants who own their land, 38 bushels of buckwheat, 20 bushels of barley, 18 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 15 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 14 ducks, 14 geese, 12 bushels of corn, 10 bushels of beans, 9 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 7 bushels of winter wheat, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 acres of turnips, 1 acres of barley. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS041010— 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). "Little Narrows N, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/little-narrows-n-ns043009-1891/.