Middleboro, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Middleboro was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 843. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.710°N, 63.676°W.
Population
In 1891, Middleboro had a population of 843: 433 male and 410 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 952 |
| 1891 | 843 |
| 1901 | 814 |
| 1911 | 839 |
| 1921 | 713 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Middleboro shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 843 total population, 433 males, 410 females, 271 married persons, 164 families, 136 married females, 135 married males, 49 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 523 single persons under 18, 276 single males under 18, 247 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 843 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 160 houses, 160 occupied houses, 159 houses built of wood, 158 houses of 1 story, 83 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 26 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 33,202 pounds of homemade butter, 23,013 acres of land in farms, 13,743 bushels of potatoes, 12,905 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,108 acres of improved land in farms, 5,941 bushels of oats, 5,401 acres of farmland under crops, 4,624 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,324 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,564 bushels of spring wheat, 3,023 acres of hay crops, 2,515 tons of hay, 2,455 bushels of buckwheat, 2,402 chickens, 2,206 bushels of turnips, 1,160 sheep, 778 bushels of barley, 728 sheep slaughtered or sold, 695 other cattle, 474 acres of oats, 454 milk cows, 428 swine slaughtered or sold, 394 cattle killed or sold, 361 acres of wheat, 315 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 234 horses aged over 3 years, 161 farm occupants who own their land, 161 occupants of farms, 134 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 115 geese, 113 acres of potatoes, 110 swine, 84 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 80 oxen, 68 horses aged 3 years and under, 67 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 49 turkeys, 47 acres of barley, 46 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 40 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 38 bushels of peas, 27 ducks, 27 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 bushels of beans, 13 acres of turnips, 10 bushels of corn, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS030016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008013— 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). "Middleboro, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/middleboro-ns030016-1891/.