Mill Brook, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Mill Brook was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 587. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.509°N, 62.844°W.
Population
In 1891, Mill Brook had a population of 587: 289 male and 298 female residents. Population density was 17.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 587 |
| 1901 | 511 |
| 1911 | 387 |
| 1921 | 367 |
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, Mill Brook shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 131 |
| Number of families | 131 |
| Number of females | 298 |
| Number of males | 289 |
| Number of married females | 89 |
| Number of married males | 85 |
| Number of married persons | 174 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP F | 298 |
| POP M | 289 |
| POP TOT | 587 |
| Total population | 587 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 176 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 192 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 368 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 587 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 129 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 129 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 123 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 129 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 73 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,535 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,348 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,865 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,115 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,473 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,821 |
| Acres of oats | 1,002 |
| Acres of potatoes | 138 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 153 |
| BAR AC | 12 |
| BAR BU | 262 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 262 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,182 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,698 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 129 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,535 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,898 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,275 |
| BWT BU | 1,182 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 1 |
| HAY AC | 2,115 |
| HAY TONS | 1,941 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 182 |
| Number of chickens | 2,345 |
| Number of ducks | 46 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 126 |
| Number of geese | 78 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 49 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 209 |
| Number of milk cows | 528 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 126 |
| Number of other cattle | 484 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 1,264 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 460 |
| Number of swine | 172 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 152 |
| Number of turkeys | 12 |
| OAT AC | 1,002 |
| OAT BU | 13,698 |
| PEA BU | 129 |
| POT AC | 138 |
| POT BU | 14,535 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,171 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,141 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 36,565 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,941 |
| WHT AC | 153 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,898 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 37 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 67 |
| BEN BU | 38 |
| BUTTER LB | 36,565 |
| CATTLE KS | 182 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,171 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 176 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 192 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 368 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,141 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 49 |
| DUCKS | 46 |
| FAMILIES | 131 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 78 |
| GRA BU | 47 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,345 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 209 |
| HOUSES | 129 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 123 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 71 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 129 |
| INF 11 A | 5 |
| MD FEM | 89 |
| MD MALE | 85 |
| MD TOT | 174 |
| MILK COWS | 528 |
| NAME CD | Pictou |
| OC P | 126 |
| OC TOT | 126 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 484 |
| OTHERS | 587 |
| SHEEP | 1,264 |
| SHEEP KS | 460 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 7,473 |
| SUP FOR | 5,348 |
| SUP JV | 73 |
| SUP PAT | 4,535 |
| SUP SC | 2,865 |
| SUP TOT | 12,821 |
| SWINE | 172 |
| SWINE KS | 152 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 129 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 1,275 |
| TURKEY | 12 |
| WID FEM | 33 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016024— 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). "Mill Brook, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/mill-brook-ns039018-1891/.