Little Narrows S., Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Little Narrows S. was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 559. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.983°N, 60.931°W.
Population
In 1891, Little Narrows S. had a population of 559: 261 male and 298 female residents. Population density was 19.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 485 |
| 1891 | 559 |
| 1901 | 453 |
| 1911 | 432 |
| 1921 | 310 |
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 S. shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.60 |
| FAM NO | 85 |
| Number of families | 85 |
| Number of females | 298 |
| Number of males | 261 |
| Number of married females | 74 |
| Number of married males | 72 |
| Number of married persons | 146 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP F | 298 |
| POP M | 261 |
| POP TOT | 559 |
| Total population | 559 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 205 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 183 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 388 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 559 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 83 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 83 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 82 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 55 |
| Number of occupied houses | 83 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,614 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,840 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,006 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,121 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,638 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,478 |
| Acres of oats | 400 |
| Acres of potatoes | 117 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 4 |
| BAR AC | 22 |
| BAR BU | 198 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 198 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,744 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,650 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 70 |
| BWT BU | 53 |
| HAY AC | 1,121 |
| HAY TONS | 917 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 90 |
| Number of chickens | 815 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 80 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 11 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 13 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 94 |
| Number of milk cows | 306 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 84 |
| Number of other cattle | 296 |
| Number of oxen | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 862 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 358 |
| Number of swine | 82 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 94 |
| OAT AC | 400 |
| OAT BU | 3,744 |
| PEA BU | 7 |
| POT AC | 117 |
| POT BU | 6,650 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 935 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 294 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,387 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 14,408 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 917 |
| WHT AC | 4 |
| WHT SP BU | 18 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 41 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 26 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 14,408 |
| CATTLE KS | 90 |
| CHEESE LB | 935 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 205 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 183 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 388 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 294 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 13 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 85 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,387 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 11 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 815 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 94 |
| HOUSES | 83 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 82 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 55 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 83 |
| INF 11 A | 5 |
| MD FEM | 74 |
| MD MALE | 72 |
| MD TOT | 146 |
| MILK COWS | 306 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 80 |
| OC TOT | 84 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 296 |
| OTHERS | 559 |
| SHEEP | 862 |
| SHEEP KS | 358 |
| SUP AM | 3,638 |
| SUP FOR | 8,840 |
| SUP JV | 18 |
| SUP PAT | 1,614 |
| SUP SC | 2,006 |
| SUP TOT | 12,478 |
| SWINE | 82 |
| SWINE KS | 94 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 83 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 70 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
| WORKING OX | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020012— 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 S., Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/little-narrows-s-ns043010-1891/.