Milton, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Milton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 793. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.850°N, 66.139°W.
Population
In 1891, Milton had a population of 793: 374 male and 419 female residents. Population density was 140.2 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Yarmouth, 1881 (61.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Milton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 142 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 161 |
| Number of families | 161 |
| Number of females | 419 |
| Number of males | 374 |
| Number of married females | 141 |
| Number of married males | 141 |
| Number of married persons | 282 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP F | 419 |
| POP M | 374 |
| POP TOT | 793 |
| Total population | 793 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 239 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 223 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 462 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 59 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 734 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 159 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 159 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 111 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 45 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 102 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 159 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 70 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 607 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,032 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 551 |
| Acres of hay crops | 446 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,228 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,260 |
| Acres of oats | 7 |
| Acres of potatoes | 6 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 122 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 122 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 217 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 893 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 835 |
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 446 |
| HAY TONS | 692 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 8 |
| Number of chickens | 606 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 58 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 2 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 64 |
| Number of milk cows | 119 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 60 |
| Number of other cattle | 43 |
| Number of oxen | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 30 |
| Number of sheep | 7 |
| Number of swine | 32 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3 |
| OAT AC | 7 |
| OAT BU | 217 |
| PEA BU | 23 |
| POT AC | 6 |
| POT BU | 893 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 28 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 9,358 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 692 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 24 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| BUTTER LB | 9,358 |
| CATTLE KS | 8 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 239 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 223 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 462 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 28 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 2 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 161 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 59 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 606 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 64 |
| HOUSES | 159 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 111 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 102 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 45 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 159 |
| INF 11 A | 30 |
| MD FEM | 141 |
| MD MALE | 141 |
| MD TOT | 282 |
| MILK COWS | 119 |
| NAME CD | Yarmouth |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 58 |
| OC TOT | 60 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 43 |
| OTHERS | 734 |
| SHEEP | 7 |
| SUP AM | 1,228 |
| SUP FOR | 1,032 |
| SUP JV | 70 |
| SUP PAT | 607 |
| SUP SC | 551 |
| SUP TOT | 2,260 |
| SWINE | 32 |
| SWINE KS | 3 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 159 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 835 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
| WORKING OX | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS044013— 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-ns044013-1891/.