Liverpool, T-V, Nova Scotia (1891 census)

Liverpool, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,465. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1866453. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.018°N, 64.717°W.

Population

In 1891, Liverpool, T-V had a population of 2,465: 1,175 male and 1,290 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

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, T-V shared boundaries with:

• Brooklyn
• Hunt’s Point
• Milton

Full census record, 1891

The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.

Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,465 total population, 1,290 females, 1,175 males, 865 married persons, 516 families, 434 married females, 431 married males, 164 widowed persons, 133 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)

Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,436 single persons under 18, 723 single females under 18, 713 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,465 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 508 occupied houses, 506 houses, 506 houses built of wood, 377 houses of 1 story, 297 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 126 houses of 2 stories, 61 houses of 4 rooms, 61 houses of 5 rooms, 47 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 25 houses of 3 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 3 stories, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)

Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 22,945 pounds of homemade butter, 10,923 acres of land in farms, 9,238 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,601 bushels of potatoes, 1,849 chickens, 1,685 acres of improved land in farms, 999 tons of hay, 875 acres of farmland under crops, 810 bushels of turnips, 751 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 722 acres of farmland in pasture, 661 acres of hay crops, 437 occupants of farms, 360 farm occupants who own their land, 327 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 259 milk cows, 224 bushels of oats, 205 sheep, 191 other cattle, 148 sheep slaughtered or sold, 141 bushels of corn, 124 swine slaughtered or sold, 113 horses aged over 3 years, 111 bushels of beans, 107 bushels of barley, 92 swine, 88 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 86 oxen, 77 farm occupants who rent their land, 67 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 61 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 50 cattle killed or sold, 48 acres of potatoes, 29 bushels of peas, 26 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 22 ducks, 21 other fowl, 10 geese, 9 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 9 turkeys, 8 acres of turnips, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 acres of oats, 4 acres of barley, 3 horses aged 3 years and under, 2 bushels of rye, 1 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: NS040008 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_NS017013 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q1866453
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool,_Nova_Scotia
• Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)

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, T-V, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/liverpool-t-v-ns040008-1891/.