Louis Head, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Louis Head was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,000. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.803°N, 65.020°W.
Population
In 1891, Louis Head had a population of 1,000: 524 male and 476 female residents. Population density was 13.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 917 |
| 1881 | 988 |
| 1891 | 1,000 |
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, Louis Head shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 181 |
| Number of families | 181 |
| Number of females | 476 |
| Number of males | 524 |
| Number of married females | 164 |
| Number of married males | 164 |
| Number of married persons | 328 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP F | 476 |
| POP M | 524 |
| POP TOT | 1,000 |
| Total population | 1,000 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 276 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 335 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 611 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,000 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 179 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 179 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 178 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 130 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 180 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 646 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 23,554 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,015 |
| Acres of hay crops | 780 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,708 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,262 |
| Acres of oats | 7 |
| Acres of potatoes | 36 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 135 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 135 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 178 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,782 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,499 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 780 |
| HAY TONS | 959 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 96 |
| Number of chickens | 1,752 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 179 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 63 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 6 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 40 |
| Number of milk cows | 255 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 183 |
| Number of other cattle | 319 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 161 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 1,247 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 175 |
| Number of swine | 32 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 16 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 7 |
| OAT BU | 178 |
| PEA BU | 7 |
| POT AC | 36 |
| POT BU | 2,782 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 439 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,705 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,228 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 959 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 44 |
| A 11 50 | 43 |
| A 201 PL | 34 |
| A 51 100 | 42 |
| BEN BU | 15 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,228 |
| CATTLE KS | 96 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 276 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 335 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 611 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 439 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 6 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 181 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,705 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 63 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,752 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 40 |
| HOUSES | 179 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 178 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 130 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 179 |
| INF 11 A | 20 |
| MD FEM | 164 |
| MD MALE | 164 |
| MD TOT | 328 |
| MILK COWS | 255 |
| NAME CD | Shelburne |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 179 |
| OC TOT | 183 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 319 |
| OTHERS | 1,000 |
| SHEEP | 1,247 |
| SHEEP KS | 175 |
| SUP AM | 1,708 |
| SUP FOR | 23,554 |
| SUP JV | 47 |
| SUP PAT | 646 |
| SUP SC | 1,015 |
| SUP TOT | 25,262 |
| SWINE | 32 |
| SWINE KS | 16 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 180 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 1,499 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
| WORKING OX | 161 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS042009— 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). "Louis Head, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/louis-head-ns042009-1891/.