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 density was 16.6 people per square mile.
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 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 257 |
| Number of families | 257 |
| Number of females | 629 |
| Number of males | 681 |
| Number of married females | 207 |
| Number of married males | 208 |
| Number of married persons | 415 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP F | 629 |
| POP M | 681 |
| POP TOT | 1,310 |
| Total population | 1,310 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 387 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 459 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 846 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,310 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 240 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 240 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 235 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 240 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,428 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,238 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,343 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,446 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,818 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,056 |
| Acres of oats | 285 |
| Acres of potatoes | 234 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 10 |
| BAR AC | 21 |
| BAR BU | 307 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 307 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 193 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 383 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,097 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,989 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 130 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,167 |
| BWT BU | 383 |
| HAY AC | 2,446 |
| HAY TONS | 2,566 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 370 |
| Number of chickens | 2,590 |
| Number of ducks | 17 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 247 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 428 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 47 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 134 |
| Number of milk cows | 485 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 251 |
| Number of other cattle | 657 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 158 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 102 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 1,786 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,192 |
| Number of swine | 220 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 181 |
| Number of turkeys | 15 |
| OAT AC | 285 |
| OAT BU | 5,097 |
| PEA BU | 13 |
| POT AC | 234 |
| POT BU | 19,989 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,822 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 32,075 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,566 |
| WHT AC | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 130 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 51 |
| A 11 50 | 61 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 102 |
| BEN BU | 193 |
| BUTTER LB | 32,075 |
| CATTLE KS | 370 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 387 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 459 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 846 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,822 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 47 |
| DUCKS | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 257 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 428 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,590 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 134 |
| HOUSES | 240 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 75 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 235 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 84 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 240 |
| INF 11 A | 20 |
| MD FEM | 207 |
| MD MALE | 208 |
| MD TOT | 415 |
| MILK COWS | 485 |
| NAME CD | Guysborough |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 247 |
| OC TOT | 251 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 657 |
| OTHERS | 1,310 |
| SHEEP | 1,786 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,192 |
| SUP AM | 7,818 |
| SUP FOR | 16,238 |
| SUP JV | 47 |
| SUP PAT | 4,428 |
| SUP SC | 3,343 |
| SUP TOT | 24,056 |
| SWINE | 220 |
| SWINE KS | 181 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 240 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 1,167 |
| TURKEY | 15 |
| WID FEM | 35 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
| WORKING OX | 158 |
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/.