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 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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 953 total population, 478 males, 475 females, 267 married persons, 196 families, 135 married males, 132 married females, 64 widowed persons, 45 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 622 single persons under 18, 324 single males under 18, 298 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 953 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 196 houses, 196 occupied houses, 193 houses built of wood, 192 houses of 1 story, 104 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 49 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses of 4 rooms, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses built of stone, 3 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 44,175 pounds of homemade butter, 21,628 acres of land in farms, 19,873 bushels of potatoes, 15,388 bushels of oats, 11,901 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,727 acres of improved land in farms, 6,958 acres of farmland under crops, 4,892 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,186 chickens, 2,682 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,247 tons of hay, 2,019 acres of hay crops, 1,710 bushels of spring wheat, 1,547 bushels of buckwheat, 1,449 bushels of turnips, 1,366 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,354 sheep, 1,071 acres of oats, 744 milk cows, 623 sheep slaughtered or sold, 591 other cattle, 407 bushels of barley, 361 swine, 315 swine slaughtered or sold, 262 horses aged over 3 years, 253 cattle killed or sold, 184 occupants of farms, 180 farm occupants who own their land, 169 acres of potatoes, 151 acres of wheat, 122 geese, 107 ducks, 96 horses aged 3 years and under, 87 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 75 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 73 turkeys, 66 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 50 bushels of peas, 38 bushels of beans, 32 acres of barley, 28 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 23 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 20 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 acres of turnips, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 oxen, 4 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.