Milton, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Milton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 984. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.100°N, 64.815°W.
Population
In 1891, Milton had a population of 984: 493 male and 491 female residents. Population density was 11.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 984 |
| 1901 | 1,246 |
| 1911 | 1,291 |
| 1921 | 1,311 |
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, Milton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 215 |
| Number of families | 215 |
| Number of females | 491 |
| Number of males | 493 |
| Number of married females | 187 |
| Number of married males | 186 |
| Number of married persons | 373 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 62 |
| POP F | 491 |
| POP M | 493 |
| POP TOT | 984 |
| Total population | 984 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 262 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 287 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 549 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 984 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 211 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 207 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 176 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 31 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 98 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 211 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 39 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 366 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 33,215 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 959 |
| Acres of hay crops | 502 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,364 |
| Acres of land in farms | 34,579 |
| Acres of oats | 14 |
| Acres of potatoes | 21 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| BAR BU | 6 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 136 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 184 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,552 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 623 |
| BWT BU | 5 |
| CRN BU | 125 |
| HAY AC | 502 |
| HAY TONS | 624 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 47 |
| Number of chickens | 1,241 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 174 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 27 |
| Number of geese | 1 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 42 |
| Number of milk cows | 154 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 201 |
| Number of other cattle | 149 |
| Number of oxen | 105 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 99 |
| Number of sheep | 60 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 8 |
| Number of swine | 23 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 71 |
| OAT AC | 14 |
| OAT BU | 184 |
| PEA BU | 90 |
| POT AC | 21 |
| POT BU | 2,552 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 14 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 87 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,209 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 624 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 14 |
| A 11 50 | 39 |
| A 201 PL | 36 |
| A 51 100 | 13 |
| BEN BU | 136 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,209 |
| CATTLE KS | 47 |
| CHEESE LB | 1 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 262 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 287 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 549 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 14 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 215 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 87 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,241 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 42 |
| HOUSES | 211 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 53 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 176 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 98 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 31 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 207 |
| INF 11 A | 99 |
| MD FEM | 187 |
| MD MALE | 186 |
| MD TOT | 373 |
| MILK COWS | 154 |
| NAME CD | Queen’s |
| OC F | 27 |
| OC P | 174 |
| OC TOT | 201 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 149 |
| OTHERS | 984 |
| SHEEP | 60 |
| SHEEP KS | 8 |
| SUP AM | 1,364 |
| SUP FOR | 33,215 |
| SUP JV | 39 |
| SUP PAT | 366 |
| SUP SC | 959 |
| SUP TOT | 34,579 |
| SWINE | 23 |
| SWINE KS | 71 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 211 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 623 |
| WID FEM | 42 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 62 |
| WORKING OX | 105 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS017008— 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). "Milton, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/milton-ns040010-1891/.