Melvern, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Melvern was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 523. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.984°N, 65.011°W.
Population
In 1891, Melvern had a population of 523: 272 male and 251 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 523 |
| 1901 | 578 |
| 1911 | 514 |
| 1921 | 528 |
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 (43.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Melvern 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 523 total population, 272 males, 251 females, 211 married persons, 121 families, 106 married males, 105 married females, 30 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 4.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 282 single persons under 18, 159 single males under 18, 123 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 523 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 119 houses, 119 houses built of wood, 119 occupied houses, 105 houses of 1 story, 59 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 40 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 14 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 4 rooms, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 28,512 pounds of homemade butter, 14,928 bushels of potatoes, 8,646 acres of land in farms, 7,837 bushels of turnips, 6,257 acres of improved land in farms, 3,706 bushels of oats, 3,129 acres of farmland under crops, 2,839 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,389 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,961 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,604 acres of hay crops, 1,566 tons of hay, 1,312 chickens, 910 bushels of barley, 782 bushels of buckwheat, 490 sheep, 487 sheep slaughtered or sold, 352 bushels of rye, 333 bushels of corn, 289 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 274 other cattle, 231 acres of oats, 224 milk cows, 213 bushels of beans, 158 bushels of peas, 148 swine slaughtered or sold, 144 acres of potatoes, 137 swine, 132 bushels of spring wheat, 126 horses aged over 3 years, 117 occupants of farms, 105 farm occupants who own their land, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 88 cattle killed or sold, 76 oxen, 49 horses aged 3 years and under, 41 acres of barley, 39 acres of turnips, 34 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 31 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 24 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 turkeys, 15 other fowl, 12 farm occupants who rent their land, 12 geese, 11 acres of wheat, 10 bushels of winter wheat, 7 ducks, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004016— 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). "Melvern, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/melvern-ns026019-1891/.