McLellans Mountain, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
McLellans Mountain was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,769. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.496°N, 62.522°W.
Population
In 1891, McLellans Mountain had a population of 1,769: 884 male and 885 female residents. Population density was 31.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,177 |
| 1881 | 1,847 |
| 1891 | 1,769 |
| 1901 | 480 |
| 1911 | 370 |
| 1921 | 309 |
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, McLellans Mountain shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 353 |
| Number of families | 353 |
| Number of females | 885 |
| Number of males | 884 |
| Number of married females | 260 |
| Number of married males | 260 |
| Number of married persons | 520 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 87 |
| POP F | 885 |
| POP M | 884 |
| POP TOT | 1,769 |
| Total population | 1,769 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 560 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 602 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,162 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,769 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 349 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 349 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 339 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 80 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 115 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 111 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 349 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 97 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,042 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,022 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,179 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,902 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,318 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,340 |
| Acres of oats | 929 |
| Acres of potatoes | 183 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 202 |
| BAR AC | 56 |
| BAR BU | 707 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 707 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 773 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,491 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 212 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,252 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,338 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 637 |
| BWT BU | 773 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 1,902 |
| HAY TONS | 2,078 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 239 |
| Number of chickens | 3,332 |
| Number of ducks | 13 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 245 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 105 |
| Number of geese | 69 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 78 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 295 |
| Number of milk cows | 797 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 350 |
| Number of other cattle | 582 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 98 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 166 |
| Number of sheep | 1,643 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 647 |
| Number of swine | 57 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 137 |
| Number of turkeys | 35 |
| OAT AC | 929 |
| OAT BU | 11,491 |
| PEA BU | 212 |
| POT AC | 183 |
| POT BU | 17,252 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,259 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,864 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,334 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,181 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,078 |
| WHT AC | 202 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,338 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 31 |
| A 11 50 | 47 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 98 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 29,181 |
| CATTLE KS | 239 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,259 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 560 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 602 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,162 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,864 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 78 |
| DUCKS | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 353 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,334 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 69 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,332 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 295 |
| HOUSES | 349 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 115 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 80 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 339 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 111 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 349 |
| INF 11 A | 166 |
| MD FEM | 260 |
| MD MALE | 260 |
| MD TOT | 520 |
| MILK COWS | 797 |
| NAME CD | Pictou |
| OC F | 105 |
| OC P | 245 |
| OC TOT | 350 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 582 |
| OTHERS | 1,769 |
| SHEEP | 1,643 |
| SHEEP KS | 647 |
| SUP AM | 8,318 |
| SUP FOR | 10,022 |
| SUP JV | 97 |
| SUP PAT | 4,042 |
| SUP SC | 4,179 |
| SUP TOT | 18,340 |
| SWINE | 57 |
| SWINE KS | 137 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 349 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 637 |
| TURKEY | 35 |
| WID FEM | 65 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 87 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016021— 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). "McLellans Mountain, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/mclellans-mountain-ns039015-1891/.