Mill, Village, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Mill, Village was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 773. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.179°N, 64.697°W.
Population
In 1891, Mill, Village had a population of 773: 381 male and 392 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 773 |
| 1901 | 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, Mill, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 162 |
| Number of families | 162 |
| Number of females | 392 |
| Number of males | 381 |
| Number of married females | 130 |
| Number of married males | 128 |
| Number of married persons | 258 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 392 |
| POP M | 381 |
| POP TOT | 773 |
| Total population | 773 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 229 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 245 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 474 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 773 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 142 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 142 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 134 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 144 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 222 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,120 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 964 |
| Acres of hay crops | 279 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,204 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,324 |
| Acres of oats | 3 |
| Acres of potatoes | 23 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 25 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,814 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 556 |
| HAY AC | 279 |
| HAY TONS | 393 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 48 |
| Number of chickens | 882 |
| Number of ducks | 11 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 106 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 2 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 40 |
| Number of milk cows | 124 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 124 |
| Number of other cattle | 137 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 76 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 69 |
| Number of sheep | 183 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 38 |
| Number of swine | 29 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 52 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 3 |
| OAT BU | 75 |
| PEA BU | 10 |
| POT AC | 23 |
| POT BU | 2,814 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 95 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 389 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,633 |
| RYE BU | 43 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 393 |
| WHT SP BU | 3 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 9 |
| A 11 50 | 22 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 13 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,633 |
| CATTLE KS | 48 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 229 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 245 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 474 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 95 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 2 |
| DUCKS | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 162 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 389 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 882 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 40 |
| HOUSES | 142 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 134 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 63 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 142 |
| INF 11 A | 69 |
| MD FEM | 130 |
| MD MALE | 128 |
| MD TOT | 258 |
| MILK COWS | 124 |
| NAME CD | Queen’s |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 106 |
| OC TOT | 124 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 137 |
| OTHERS | 773 |
| SHEEP | 183 |
| SHEEP KS | 38 |
| SUP AM | 1,204 |
| SUP FOR | 8,120 |
| SUP JV | 18 |
| SUP PAT | 222 |
| SUP SC | 964 |
| SUP TOT | 9,324 |
| SWINE | 29 |
| SWINE KS | 52 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 144 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 556 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 33 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
| WORKING OX | 76 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS040027— 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, Village, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/mill-village-ns040009-1891/.