Melford, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Melford was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 416. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.623°N, 65.408°W.
Population
In 1891, Melford had a population of 416: 213 male and 203 female residents. Population density was 10.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,765 |
| 1881 | 1,700 |
| 1891 | 416 |
| 1891 | 1,497 |
| 1901 | 354 |
| 1901 | 632 |
| 1911 | 533 |
| 1911 | 342 |
| 1921 | 293 |
| 1921 | 520 |
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 Annapolis Royal, 1881 (35.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Melford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 82 |
| Number of families | 82 |
| Number of females | 203 |
| Number of males | 213 |
| Number of married females | 70 |
| Number of married males | 69 |
| Number of married persons | 139 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP F | 203 |
| POP M | 213 |
| POP TOT | 416 |
| Total population | 416 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 120 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 140 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 260 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 416 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 77 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 77 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 77 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 77 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 36 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,033 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 18,141 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 898 |
| Acres of hay crops | 663 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,967 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,108 |
| Acres of oats | 41 |
| Acres of potatoes | 42 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 63 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 92 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 589 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,288 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 123 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 991 |
| BWT BU | 92 |
| HAY AC | 663 |
| HAY TONS | 679 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 40 |
| Number of chickens | 704 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 71 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 16 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 3 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 24 |
| Number of milk cows | 116 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 72 |
| Number of other cattle | 191 |
| Number of oxen | 105 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 352 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 209 |
| Number of swine | 32 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 50 |
| OAT AC | 41 |
| OAT BU | 589 |
| PEA BU | 5 |
| POT AC | 42 |
| POT BU | 4,288 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,173 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,680 |
| RYE BU | 123 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 679 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 14 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 23 |
| BEN BU | 26 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,680 |
| CATTLE KS | 40 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 120 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 140 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 260 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,173 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 3 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 82 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 16 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 704 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 24 |
| HOUSES | 77 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 77 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 77 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 70 |
| MD MALE | 69 |
| MD TOT | 139 |
| MILK COWS | 116 |
| NAME CD | Annapolis |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 71 |
| OC TOT | 72 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 191 |
| OTHERS | 416 |
| SHEEP | 352 |
| SHEEP KS | 209 |
| SUP AM | 1,967 |
| SUP FOR | 18,141 |
| SUP JV | 36 |
| SUP PAT | 1,033 |
| SUP SC | 898 |
| SUP TOT | 20,108 |
| SWINE | 32 |
| SWINE KS | 50 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 77 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 991 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
| WORKING OX | 105 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010022_1871— 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). "Melford, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/melford-ns026021-1891/.