Lower Horton, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Lower Horton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,455. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.081°N, 64.260°W.
Population
In 1891, Lower Horton had a population of 1,455: 707 male and 748 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,519 |
| 1881 | 1,580 |
| 1891 | 1,455 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lockhartville, 1901 (70.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Avonport, 1901 (29.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lower Horton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,455 total population, 748 females, 707 males, 435 married persons, 250 families, 218 married females, 217 married males, 75 widowed persons, 55 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 945 single persons under 18, 475 single females under 18, 470 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,455 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 240 houses, 240 houses built of wood, 240 occupied houses, 163 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 120 houses of 1 story, 117 houses of 2 stories, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 15 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 41,054 pounds of homemade butter, 35,921 bushels of potatoes, 28,787 bushels of turnips, 12,999 acres of land in farms, 9,347 bushels of oats, 8,399 acres of improved land in farms, 4,600 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,596 acres of farmland under crops, 3,884 tons of hay, 3,390 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,719 acres of hay crops, 2,234 chickens, 2,230 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,574 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,321 bushels of barley, 1,007 bushels of buckwheat, 850 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 829 sheep, 615 other cattle, 519 bushels of beans, 413 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 410 milk cows, 398 sheep slaughtered or sold, 376 acres of oats, 296 bushels of spring wheat, 274 acres of potatoes, 254 occupants of farms, 242 horses aged over 3 years, 229 swine, 207 farm occupants who own their land, 176 bushels of corn, 126 cattle killed or sold, 110 oxen, 101 geese, 92 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 89 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 77 horses aged 3 years and under, 76 acres of turnips, 72 bushels of peas, 64 acres of barley, 59 turkeys, 52 bushels of rye, 51 ducks, 47 bushels of winter wheat, 47 farm occupants who rent their land, 46 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 22 acres of wheat, 21 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 19 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS037009— 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). "Lower Horton, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lower-horton-ns037009-1891/.