Merland, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Merland was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,065. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.606°N, 61.663°W.
Population
In 1891, Merland had a population of 1,065: 553 male and 512 female residents. Population density was 37.9 people per square mile.
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 Heatherton, 1881 (42.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Merland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 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 | 209 |
| Number of families | 209 |
| Number of females | 512 |
| Number of males | 553 |
| Number of married females | 159 |
| Number of married males | 161 |
| Number of married persons | 320 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| POP F | 512 |
| POP M | 553 |
| POP TOT | 1,065 |
| Total population | 1,065 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 308 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 367 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 675 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 583 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 482 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 207 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 207 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 205 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 61 |
| Number of occupied houses | 207 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 95 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,905 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,916 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,758 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,973 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,677 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,593 |
| Acres of oats | 362 |
| Acres of potatoes | 144 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 112 |
| BAR AC | 95 |
| BAR BU | 1,870 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,870 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 139 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 167 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,280 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,817 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,990 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,618 |
| BWT BU | 167 |
| CRN BU | 104 |
| HAY AC | 1,973 |
| HAY TONS | 2,065 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 282 |
| Number of chickens | 2,227 |
| Number of ducks | 44 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 210 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 22 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 56 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 185 |
| Number of milk cows | 508 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 222 |
| Number of other cattle | 678 |
| Number of oxen | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 45 |
| Number of sheep | 1,018 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 481 |
| Number of swine | 149 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 128 |
| OAT AC | 362 |
| OAT BU | 7,280 |
| PEA BU | 44 |
| POT AC | 144 |
| POT BU | 25,817 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,975 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 76 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,508 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,054 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,065 |
| WHT AC | 112 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,990 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 34 |
| A 11 50 | 77 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 59 |
| BEN BU | 139 |
| BUTTER LB | 25,054 |
| CATTLE KS | 282 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,975 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 308 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 367 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 675 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 76 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 56 |
| DUCKS | 44 |
| FAMILIES | 209 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,508 |
| FRN CA | 583 |
| GEESE | 22 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,227 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 185 |
| HOUSES | 207 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 61 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 205 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 61 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 207 |
| INF 11 A | 45 |
| MD FEM | 159 |
| MD MALE | 161 |
| MD TOT | 320 |
| MILK COWS | 508 |
| NAME CD | Antigonish |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 210 |
| OC TOT | 222 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 678 |
| OTHERS | 482 |
| SHEEP | 1,018 |
| SHEEP KS | 481 |
| SUP AM | 7,677 |
| SUP FOR | 6,916 |
| SUP JV | 14 |
| SUP PAT | 4,905 |
| SUP SC | 2,758 |
| SUP TOT | 14,593 |
| SWINE | 149 |
| SWINE KS | 128 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 207 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 2,618 |
| WID FEM | 45 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 70 |
| WORKING OX | 79 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS027012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS027012— 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). "Merland, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/merland-ns027012-1891/.