Melford, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Melford was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,497. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.539°N, 61.372°W.
Population
In 1891, Melford had a population of 1,497: 775 male and 722 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,765 |
| 1881 | 1,700 |
| 1891 | 1,497 |
| 1901 | 632 |
| 1911 | 533 |
| 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Melford, 1901 (64.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Mulgrave, 1901 (36.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Melford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,497 total population, 775 males, 722 females, 418 married persons, 271 families, 209 married females, 209 married males, 92 widowed persons, 65 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 987 single persons under 18, 539 single males under 18, 448 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,497 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 270 occupied houses, 268 houses, 268 houses built of wood, 250 houses of 1 story, 104 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 55 houses of 5 rooms, 42 houses of 4 rooms, 39 houses of 3 rooms, 19 uninhabited houses, 16 houses of 2 stories, 13 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses under construction, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 28,954 acres of land in farms, 26,029 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 20,495 pounds of homemade butter, 9,626 bushels of potatoes, 2,925 acres of improved land in farms, 2,362 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,050 chickens, 1,957 acres of farmland under crops, 1,647 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,432 tons of hay, 1,209 sheep, 1,074 acres of hay crops, 1,047 bushels of oats, 964 acres of farmland in pasture, 694 sheep slaughtered or sold, 568 bushels of turnips, 361 milk cows, 356 other cattle, 290 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 242 occupants of farms, 237 farm occupants who own their land, 228 cattle killed or sold, 193 geese, 149 oxen, 114 swine slaughtered or sold, 103 horses aged over 3 years, 95 acres of potatoes, 89 other fowl, 67 swine, 61 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 59 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 55 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 53 bushels of beans, 46 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 36 acres of oats, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 horses aged 3 years and under, 17 turkeys, 15 bushels of peas, 8 bushels of barley, 8 ducks, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS032015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010022_1901— 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-ns032015-1891/.