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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 485 |
| 1891 | 559 |
| 1901 | 453 |
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 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 559 total population, 298 females, 261 males, 146 married persons, 85 families, 74 married females, 72 married males, 25 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 6.60 average size of families, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 388 single persons under 18, 205 single females under 18, 183 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 559 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 83 houses, 83 houses built of wood, 83 occupied houses, 82 houses of 1 story, 55 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 4 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 14,408 pounds of homemade butter, 12,478 acres of land in farms, 8,840 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,650 bushels of potatoes, 3,744 bushels of oats, 3,638 acres of improved land in farms, 2,387 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,006 acres of farmland under crops, 1,614 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,121 acres of hay crops, 935 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 917 tons of hay, 862 sheep, 815 chickens, 400 acres of oats, 358 sheep slaughtered or sold, 306 milk cows, 296 other cattle, 294 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 198 bushels of barley, 117 acres of potatoes, 94 horses aged over 3 years, 94 swine slaughtered or sold, 90 cattle killed or sold, 84 occupants of farms, 82 swine, 80 farm occupants who own their land, 70 bushels of turnips, 53 bushels of buckwheat, 41 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 26 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 22 acres of barley, 18 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 18 bushels of spring wheat, 15 oxen, 13 horses aged 3 years and under, 11 geese, 7 bushels of peas, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 bushels of beans, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 acres of wheat, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 acres of turnips, 2 ducks, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS041011— 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/.