Liverpool, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Liverpool was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,465. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.018°N, 64.717°W.
Population
In 1891, Liverpool had a population of 2,465: 1,175 male and 1,290 female residents. Population density was 114.1 people per square mile.
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 contained Local District No. 2, 1881 (63.0% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Local District No. 1, 1881 (37.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Western Head, 1901 (63.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Liverpool, T-V, 1901 (37.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Liverpool shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 516 |
| Number of families | 516 |
| Number of females | 1,290 |
| Number of males | 1,175 |
| Number of married females | 434 |
| Number of married males | 431 |
| Number of married persons | 865 |
| Number of widowed females | 133 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 164 |
| POP F | 1,290 |
| POP M | 1,175 |
| POP TOT | 2,465 |
| Total population | 2,465 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 723 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 713 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,436 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,465 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 506 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 506 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 377 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 126 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 297 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 508 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 88 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 722 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,238 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 875 |
| Acres of hay crops | 661 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,685 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,923 |
| Acres of oats | 7 |
| Acres of potatoes | 48 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 107 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 141 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 224 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,601 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 810 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 141 |
| HAY AC | 661 |
| HAY TONS | 999 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 50 |
| Number of chickens | 1,849 |
| Number of ducks | 22 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 360 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 77 |
| Number of geese | 10 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 3 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 113 |
| Number of milk cows | 259 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 437 |
| Number of other cattle | 191 |
| Number of other fowl | 21 |
| Number of oxen | 86 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 327 |
| Number of sheep | 205 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 148 |
| Number of swine | 92 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 124 |
| Number of turkeys | 9 |
| OAT AC | 7 |
| OAT BU | 224 |
| PEA BU | 29 |
| POT AC | 48 |
| POT BU | 4,601 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 61 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 751 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 22,945 |
| RYE BU | 2 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 999 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 9 |
| A 11 50 | 67 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 26 |
| BEN BU | 111 |
| BUTTER LB | 22,945 |
| CATTLE KS | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 723 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 713 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,436 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 61 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 3 |
| DUCKS | 22 |
| FAMILIES | 516 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 751 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,849 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 113 |
| HOUSES | 506 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 47 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 61 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 61 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 377 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 297 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 126 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 506 |
| INF 11 A | 327 |
| MD FEM | 434 |
| MD MALE | 431 |
| MD TOT | 865 |
| MILK COWS | 259 |
| NAME CD | Queen’s |
| OC F | 77 |
| OC P | 360 |
| OC TOT | 437 |
| OTHER FOWL | 21 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 191 |
| OTHERS | 2,465 |
| SHEEP | 205 |
| SHEEP KS | 148 |
| SUP AM | 1,685 |
| SUP FOR | 9,238 |
| SUP JV | 88 |
| SUP PAT | 722 |
| SUP SC | 875 |
| SUP TOT | 10,923 |
| SWINE | 92 |
| SWINE KS | 124 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 508 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 810 |
| TURKEY | 9 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 133 |
| WID MALE | 31 |
| WID TOT | 164 |
| WORKING OX | 86 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS040008— 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). "Liverpool, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/liverpool-ns040008-1891/.