Manchester, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Manchester was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,310. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.475°N, 61.456°W.
Population
In 1891, Manchester had a population of 1,310: 681 male and 629 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,644 |
| 1881 | 1,438 |
| 1891 | 1,310 |
| 1901 | 1,133 |
| 1911 | 895 |
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, Manchester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,310 total population, 681 males, 629 females, 415 married persons, 257 families, 208 married males, 207 married females, 49 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 846 single persons under 18, 459 single males under 18, 387 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,310 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, 235 houses of 1 story, 84 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 75 houses of 4 rooms, 31 houses of 5 rooms, 29 houses of 2 rooms, 19 houses of 3 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 32,075 pounds of homemade butter, 24,056 acres of land in farms, 19,989 bushels of potatoes, 16,238 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,818 acres of improved land in farms, 5,822 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,097 bushels of oats, 4,428 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,343 acres of farmland under crops, 2,590 chickens, 2,566 tons of hay, 2,446 acres of hay crops, 1,786 sheep, 1,192 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,167 bushels of turnips, 657 other cattle, 485 milk cows, 428 geese, 383 bushels of buckwheat, 370 cattle killed or sold, 307 bushels of barley, 285 acres of oats, 251 occupants of farms, 247 farm occupants who own their land, 234 acres of potatoes, 220 swine, 193 bushels of beans, 181 swine slaughtered or sold, 158 oxen, 134 horses aged over 3 years, 130 bushels of spring wheat, 102 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 61 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 51 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 47 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 47 horses aged 3 years and under, 21 acres of barley, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 ducks, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 turkeys, 13 acres of turnips, 13 bushels of peas, 10 acres of wheat, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS032013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS044017— 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). "Manchester, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/manchester-ns032013-1891/.