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 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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,769 total population, 885 females, 884 males, 520 married persons, 353 families, 260 married females, 260 married males, 87 widowed persons, 65 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,162 single persons under 18, 602 single males under 18, 560 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,769 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 349 houses, 349 houses built of wood, 349 occupied houses, 339 houses of 1 story, 115 houses of 5 rooms, 111 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 80 houses of 4 rooms, 26 houses of 3 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 29,181 pounds of homemade butter, 18,340 acres of land in farms, 17,252 bushels of potatoes, 11,491 bushels of oats, 10,022 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,318 acres of improved land in farms, 4,334 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,179 acres of farmland under crops, 4,042 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,332 chickens, 3,259 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,338 bushels of spring wheat, 2,078 tons of hay, 1,902 acres of hay crops, 1,864 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,643 sheep, 929 acres of oats, 797 milk cows, 773 bushels of buckwheat, 707 bushels of barley, 647 sheep slaughtered or sold, 637 bushels of turnips, 582 other cattle, 350 occupants of farms, 295 horses aged over 3 years, 245 farm occupants who own their land, 239 cattle killed or sold, 212 bushels of peas, 202 acres of wheat, 183 acres of potatoes, 166 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 137 swine slaughtered or sold, 105 farm occupants who rent their land, 98 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 97 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 78 horses aged 3 years and under, 69 geese, 57 swine, 56 acres of barley, 47 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 35 turkeys, 31 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 13 ducks, 9 bushels of beans, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 2 bushels of corn, 1 other fowl, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.