Meadowvale, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Meadowvale was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 687. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.941°N, 65.002°W.
Population
In 1891, Meadowvale had a population of 687: 362 male and 325 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 687 |
| 1901 | 776 |
| 1911 | 874 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Willmot, 1881 (27.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Meadowvale shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 687 total population, 362 males, 325 females, 263 married persons, 149 families, 132 married males, 131 married females, 27 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 397 single persons under 18, 224 single males under 18, 173 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 687 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 148 houses, 148 houses built of wood, 148 occupied houses, 145 houses of 1 story, 83 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 28 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 4 rooms, 7 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 27,227 pounds of homemade butter, 19,018 acres of land in farms, 13,679 bushels of potatoes, 11,411 bushels of turnips, 10,410 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,608 acres of improved land in farms, 4,469 acres of farmland under crops, 4,263 bushels of oats, 3,719 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,222 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,200 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,861 chickens, 2,650 acres of hay crops, 2,195 tons of hay, 1,393 sheep, 734 bushels of barley, 721 bushels of buckwheat, 695 sheep slaughtered or sold, 471 swine, 449 other cattle, 406 bushels of corn, 406 turkeys, 323 milk cows, 320 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 304 bushels of beans, 282 acres of oats, 266 swine slaughtered or sold, 258 bushels of peas, 220 cattle killed or sold, 211 bushels of rye, Capacity of silos (tons): 200, 163 horses aged over 3 years, 163 oxen, 162 geese, 156 acres of potatoes, 144 occupants of farms, 137 farm occupants who own their land, 90 bushels of spring wheat, 74 horses aged 3 years and under, 51 acres of barley, 44 ducks, 43 acres of turnips, 37 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 33 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 28 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 bushels of winter wheat, 10 acres of wheat, 10 other fowl, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS037016— 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). "Meadowvale, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/meadowvale-ns026018-1891/.