Louisburg, T-V, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Louisburg, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,116. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3263622. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.927°N, 60.004°W.
Population
In 1891, Louisburg, T-V had a population of 1,116: 556 male and 560 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,446 |
| 1881 | 999 |
| 1891 | 1,116 |
| 1901 | 1,588 |
| 1911 | 1,006 |
| 1921 | 1,152 |
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, Louisburg, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,116 total population, 560 females, 556 males, 351 married persons, 223 families, 176 married males, 175 married females, 53 widowed persons, 38 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 712 single persons under 18, 365 single males under 18, 347 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,116 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 220 occupied houses, 218 houses, 218 houses built of wood, 180 houses of 1 story, 77 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 59 houses of 4 rooms, 45 houses of 5 rooms, 36 houses of 2 stories, 23 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 17,490 pounds of homemade butter, 15,241 acres of land in farms, 13,239 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,155 bushels of potatoes, 2,898 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,002 acres of improved land in farms, 1,537 acres of farmland under crops, 1,470 bushels of oats, 1,426 chickens, 828 sheep, 772 tons of hay, 611 acres of hay crops, 558 bushels of turnips, 463 acres of farmland in pasture, 375 sheep slaughtered or sold, 295 milk cows, 214 other cattle, 182 occupants of farms, 181 farm occupants who own their land, 120 bushels of barley, 97 cattle killed or sold, 64 horses aged over 3 years, 61 acres of potatoes, 56 geese, 54 swine slaughtered or sold, 52 acres of oats, 50 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 47 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 46 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 44 swine, 40 bushels of buckwheat, 34 other fowl, 32 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 20 bushels of peas, 20 oxen, 19 ducks, 12 horses aged 3 years and under, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of barley, 3 acres of turnips, 2 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1 bushels of beans, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| C. Bruce MacDougall | 1863–1910 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS028018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006031— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3263622
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisbourg
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisbourg_(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). "Louisburg, T-V, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/louisburg-t-v-ns028018-1891/.