Marshall, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Marshall, Town—Ville was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,036. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.558°N, 65.740°W.
Population
In 1891, Marshall, Town—Ville had a population of 1,036: 510 male and 526 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,077 |
| 1891 | 1,036 |
| 1901 | 1,199 |
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, Marshall, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 210 |
| Number of families | 210 |
| Number of females | 526 |
| Number of males | 510 |
| Number of married females | 181 |
| Number of married males | 179 |
| Number of married persons | 360 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP F | 526 |
| POP M | 510 |
| POP TOT | 1,036 |
| Total population | 1,036 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 305 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 315 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 620 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 161 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 875 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 209 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 209 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 202 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 93 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 210 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 137 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,737 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,024 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,407 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,161 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,281 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,305 |
| Acres of oats | 113 |
| Acres of potatoes | 129 |
| Acres of turnips | 42 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR AC | 27 |
| BAR BU | 509 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 509 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 211 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,422 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 92 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,443 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,660 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| BWT BU | 211 |
| CRN BU | 83 |
| HAY AC | 2,161 |
| HAY TONS | 2,041 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 125 |
| Number of chickens | 2,171 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 190 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 24 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 24 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 72 |
| Number of milk cows | 340 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 197 |
| Number of other cattle | 398 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 269 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 30 |
| Number of sheep | 474 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 172 |
| Number of swine | 155 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 163 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 113 |
| OAT BU | 2,422 |
| PEA BU | 92 |
| POT AC | 129 |
| POT BU | 9,443 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 228 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,321 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 26,320 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,041 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT FALL BU | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 5 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 48 |
| A 11 50 | 47 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 48 |
| BEN BU | 55 |
| BUTTER LB | 26,320 |
| CATTLE KS | 125 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 305 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 315 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 620 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 228 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 24 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 210 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,321 |
| FRN CA | 161 |
| GEESE | 24 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,171 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 72 |
| HOUSES | 209 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 202 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 93 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 209 |
| INF 11 A | 30 |
| MD FEM | 181 |
| MD MALE | 179 |
| MD TOT | 360 |
| MILK COWS | 340 |
| NAME CD | Digby |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 190 |
| OC TOT | 197 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 398 |
| OTHERS | 875 |
| SHEEP | 474 |
| SHEEP KS | 172 |
| SUP AM | 6,281 |
| SUP FOR | 16,024 |
| SUP JV | 137 |
| SUP PAT | 3,737 |
| SUP SC | 2,407 |
| SUP TOT | 22,305 |
| SWINE | 155 |
| SWINE KS | 163 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 210 |
| TUR AC | 42 |
| TUR BU | 8,660 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
| WORKING OX | 269 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS031011— 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). "Marshall, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/marshall-town-ville-ns031010-1891/.