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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3314512. 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 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 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 984 total population, 493 males, 491 females, 373 married persons, 215 families, 187 married females, 186 married males, 62 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 549 single persons under 18, 287 single males under 18, 262 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 984 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 211 houses, 211 occupied houses, 207 houses built of wood, 176 houses of 1 story, 98 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 53 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 31 houses of 2 stories, 27 houses of over 15 rooms, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 4 rooms, 7 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 34,579 acres of land in farms, 33,215 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 20,209 pounds of homemade butter, 2,552 bushels of potatoes, 1,364 acres of improved land in farms, 1,241 chickens, 959 acres of farmland under crops, 624 tons of hay, 623 bushels of turnips, 502 acres of hay crops, 366 acres of farmland in pasture, 201 occupants of farms, 184 bushels of oats, 174 farm occupants who own their land, 154 milk cows, 149 other cattle, 136 bushels of beans, 125 bushels of corn, 105 oxen, 99 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 90 bushels of peas, 87 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 71 swine slaughtered or sold, 60 sheep, 47 cattle killed or sold, 42 horses aged over 3 years, 39 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 39 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 36 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 farm occupants who rent their land, 23 swine, 21 acres of potatoes, 14 acres of oats, 14 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 14 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 13 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 8 sheep slaughtered or sold, 6 bushels of barley, 6 ducks, 5 acres of turnips, 5 bushels of buckwheat, 1 geese, 1 horses aged 3 years and under, 1 pounds of cheese produced on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3314512
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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/.