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 density was 65.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 687 |
| 1901 | 776 |
| 1911 | 874 |
| 1921 | 737 |
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 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 149 |
| Number of families | 149 |
| Number of females | 325 |
| Number of males | 362 |
| Number of married females | 131 |
| Number of married males | 132 |
| Number of married persons | 263 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP F | 325 |
| POP M | 362 |
| POP TOT | 687 |
| Total population | 687 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 173 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 224 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 397 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 687 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 148 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 148 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 145 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 148 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 51 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 320 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,719 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,410 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,469 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,650 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,608 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,018 |
| Acres of oats | 282 |
| Acres of potatoes | 156 |
| Acres of turnips | 43 |
| Acres of wheat | 10 |
| BAR AC | 51 |
| BAR BU | 734 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 734 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 304 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 721 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 406 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,263 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 258 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,679 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 211 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,411 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 14 |
| BWT BU | 721 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 200 |
| CRN BU | 406 |
| HAY AC | 2,650 |
| HAY TONS | 2,195 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 220 |
| Number of chickens | 2,861 |
| Number of ducks | 44 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 137 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 162 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 74 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 163 |
| Number of milk cows | 323 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 144 |
| Number of other cattle | 449 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 163 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 1,393 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 695 |
| Number of swine | 471 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 266 |
| Number of turkeys | 406 |
| OAT AC | 282 |
| OAT BU | 4,263 |
| PEA BU | 258 |
| POT AC | 156 |
| POT BU | 13,679 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,222 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 27,227 |
| RYE BU | 211 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,195 |
| WHT AC | 10 |
| WHT FALL BU | 14 |
| WHT SP BU | 90 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 37 |
| A 11 50 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 33 |
| BEN BU | 304 |
| BUTTER LB | 27,227 |
| CATTLE KS | 220 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 173 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 224 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 397 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,222 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 74 |
| DUCKS | 44 |
| FAMILIES | 149 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 162 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,861 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 163 |
| HOUSES | 148 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 145 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 83 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 148 |
| INF 11 A | 25 |
| MD FEM | 131 |
| MD MALE | 132 |
| MD TOT | 263 |
| MILK COWS | 323 |
| NAME CD | Annapolis |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 137 |
| OC TOT | 144 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 449 |
| OTHERS | 687 |
| SHEEP | 1,393 |
| SHEEP KS | 695 |
| SILOS | 200 |
| SUP AM | 8,608 |
| SUP FOR | 10,410 |
| SUP JV | 320 |
| SUP PAT | 3,719 |
| SUP SC | 4,469 |
| SUP TOT | 19,018 |
| SWINE | 471 |
| SWINE KS | 266 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 148 |
| TUR AC | 43 |
| TUR BU | 11,411 |
| TURKEY | 406 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
| WORKING OX | 163 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004027— 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/.