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 density was 13.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 332 |
| 1891 | 340 |
| 1901 | 306 |
| 1911 | 239 |
| 1921 | 179 |
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 143 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 65 |
| Number of families | 65 |
| Number of females | 179 |
| Number of males | 161 |
| Number of married females | 55 |
| Number of married males | 55 |
| Number of married persons | 110 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 179 |
| POP M | 161 |
| POP TOT | 340 |
| Total population | 340 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 111 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 101 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 212 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 340 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses | 57 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 57 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 11 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 57 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 64 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 335 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,879 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 699 |
| Acres of hay crops | 478 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,042 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,921 |
| Acres of oats | 118 |
| Acres of potatoes | 79 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 20 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,433 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,685 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| BWT BU | 38 |
| CRN BU | 12 |
| HAY AC | 478 |
| HAY TONS | 685 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 66 |
| Number of chickens | 419 |
| Number of ducks | 14 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 40 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 9 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 47 |
| Number of milk cows | 188 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 43 |
| Number of other cattle | 212 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 464 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 204 |
| Number of swine | 59 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 43 |
| OAT AC | 118 |
| OAT BU | 1,433 |
| POT AC | 79 |
| POT BU | 3,685 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 113 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 81 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,160 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,785 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 685 |
| WHT FALL BU | 7 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 18 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 15 |
| BEN BU | 10 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,785 |
| CATTLE KS | 66 |
| CHEESE LB | 113 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 111 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 101 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 212 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 81 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 9 |
| DUCKS | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 65 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,160 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 419 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 47 |
| HOUSES | 57 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 57 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 57 |
| INF 11 A | 5 |
| MD FEM | 55 |
| MD MALE | 55 |
| MD TOT | 110 |
| MILK COWS | 188 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 40 |
| OC TOT | 43 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 212 |
| OTHERS | 340 |
| SHEEP | 464 |
| SHEEP KS | 204 |
| SUP AM | 1,042 |
| SUP FOR | 3,879 |
| SUP JV | 8 |
| SUP PAT | 335 |
| SUP SC | 699 |
| SUP TOT | 4,921 |
| SWINE | 59 |
| SWINE KS | 43 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 64 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 108 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 7 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020011_1881— 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/.