Mill, VL, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Mill, VL was a village in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 773. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6858441. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.179°N, 64.697°W.
Population
In 1891, Mill, VL had a population of 773: 381 male and 392 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 773 |
| 1901 | 713 |
| 1911 | 721 |
| 1921 | 683 |
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, VL 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 773 total population, 392 females, 381 males, 258 married persons, 162 families, 130 married females, 128 married males, 41 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 474 single persons under 18, 245 single males under 18, 229 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 773 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 144 occupied houses, 142 houses, 142 houses built of wood, 134 houses of 1 story, 63 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 22 houses of 4 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses of 2 stories, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,324 acres of land in farms, 8,120 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,633 pounds of homemade butter, 2,814 bushels of potatoes, 1,204 acres of improved land in farms, 964 acres of farmland under crops, 882 chickens, 556 bushels of turnips, 393 tons of hay, 389 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 279 acres of hay crops, 222 acres of farmland in pasture, 183 sheep, 137 other cattle, 124 milk cows, 124 occupants of farms, 106 farm occupants who own their land, 95 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 76 oxen, 75 bushels of oats, 69 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 52 swine slaughtered or sold, 48 cattle killed or sold, 43 bushels of rye, 40 horses aged over 3 years, 38 sheep slaughtered or sold, 29 swine, 25 bushels of barley, 23 acres of potatoes, 22 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 21 bushels of beans, 18 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 16 farm occupants who rent their land, 13 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 11 ducks, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 bushels of peas, 9 geese, 9 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 6 other fowl, 4 acres of turnips, 4 turkeys, 3 acres of oats, 3 bushels of spring wheat, 2 employees on farms, 2 horses aged 3 years and under, 1 acres of barley. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS017014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6858441
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mill_Village,_Nova_Scotia
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, VL, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/mill-vl-ns040009-1891/.