Mount Thom, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Mount Thom was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 953. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.521°N, 62.967°W.
Population
In 1891, Mount Thom had a population of 953: 478 male and 475 female residents. Population density was 19.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 953 |
| 1901 | 854 |
| 1911 | 635 |
| 1921 | 534 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Mount Thorn, 1881 (71.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Mount Thom shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 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 | 196 |
| Number of families | 196 |
| Number of females | 475 |
| Number of males | 478 |
| Number of married females | 132 |
| Number of married males | 135 |
| Number of married persons | 267 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| POP F | 475 |
| POP M | 478 |
| POP TOT | 953 |
| Total population | 953 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 298 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 324 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 622 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 953 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 196 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 193 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 192 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 104 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 196 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 32 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 87 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,682 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,901 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,958 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,019 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,727 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,628 |
| Acres of oats | 1,071 |
| Acres of potatoes | 169 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 151 |
| BAR AC | 32 |
| BAR BU | 407 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 407 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,547 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,388 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,873 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,710 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,449 |
| BWT BU | 1,547 |
| HAY AC | 2,019 |
| HAY TONS | 2,247 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 253 |
| Number of chickens | 3,186 |
| Number of ducks | 107 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 180 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 122 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 96 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 262 |
| Number of milk cows | 744 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 184 |
| Number of other cattle | 591 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 1,354 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 623 |
| Number of swine | 361 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 315 |
| Number of turkeys | 73 |
| OAT AC | 1,071 |
| OAT BU | 15,388 |
| PEA BU | 50 |
| POT AC | 169 |
| POT BU | 19,873 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,366 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,892 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 44,175 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,247 |
| WHT AC | 151 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,710 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 66 |
| A 11 50 | 23 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 75 |
| BEN BU | 38 |
| BUTTER LB | 44,175 |
| CATTLE KS | 253 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,366 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 298 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 324 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 622 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 20 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 96 |
| DUCKS | 107 |
| FAMILIES | 196 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,892 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 122 |
| GRA BU | 28 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,186 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 262 |
| HOUSES | 196 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 192 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 104 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 193 |
| INF 11 A | 9 |
| MD FEM | 132 |
| MD MALE | 135 |
| MD TOT | 267 |
| MILK COWS | 744 |
| NAME CD | Pictou |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 180 |
| OC TOT | 184 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 591 |
| OTHERS | 953 |
| SHEEP | 1,354 |
| SHEEP KS | 623 |
| SUP AM | 9,727 |
| SUP FOR | 11,901 |
| SUP JV | 87 |
| SUP PAT | 2,682 |
| SUP SC | 6,958 |
| SUP TOT | 21,628 |
| SWINE | 361 |
| SWINE KS | 315 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 196 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 1,449 |
| TURKEY | 73 |
| WID FEM | 45 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 64 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016025— 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). "Mount Thom, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/mount-thom-ns039019-1891/.